Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion

1954 1h 26m JA

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Synopsis

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Bored Hatamoto film #17

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Chinami Katsuura
Misako Uji
Akira Kishii
Saburō Bōya
Hachiro Yamauchi
Kunijirō Yanagi
Kensaku Hara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunio Watanabe
Writers: Kunio Watanabe, Mitsuzō Sasaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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72 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunio Watanabe, shot by Takashi Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eiichi Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Utaemon Ichikawa and Chinami Katsuura and Misako Uji carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Kunio Watanabe directs. Takashi Watanabe behind the camera. Eiichi Yamada scores. Shintarō Miyamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
272 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kunio Watanabe, shot by Takashi Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Eiichi Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Utaemon Ichikawa and Chinami Katsuura and Misako Uji carry the top of the cast.