Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

1954 1h 35m JA

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Synopsis

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Bored Hatamoto film #16.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Yukiko Todoroki
Kunitaro Sawamura
Michiko Hoshi
Kenji Susukida
Takashi Kanda
Sōji Kiyokawa
Kensaku Hara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Writers: Hyōgo Suzuki, Mitsuzō Sasaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasushi Sasaki, shot by Shigeto Miki. 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 Tadashi Manjome. 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 Yukiko Todoroki and Kunitaro Sawamura carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Yasushi Sasaki directs. Shigeto Miki behind the camera. Tadashi Manjome scores. Shintarō Miyamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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172 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yasushi Sasaki, shot by Shigeto Miki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tadashi Manjome. 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 Yukiko Todoroki and Kunitaro Sawamura carry the top of the cast.