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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Masao Mishima
Keiko Hibino
Shinji Katagiri
Minoru Ōki
Akira Ishihama
Yuko Takayama
Shoji Nakayama
Toshiko Kobayashi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tsuruo Iwama
- Writers
- Nobuko Yoshiya, Kōgo Noda, Tsuruo Iwama
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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The take
Tsuruo Iwama directs. Masao Kosugi behind the camera. Mitsuo Kato scores. Kazuo Ôta cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 167 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Tsuruo Iwama, shot by Masao Kosugi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Mitsuo Kato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Kazuo Ôta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Masao Mishima and Keiko Hibino and Shinji Katagiri carry the top of the cast.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Masao Kosugi
- Original score
- Mitsuo Kato
- Editing
- Kazuo Ôta
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Tsuruo Iwama
Production companies
Who made it
Shochiku
JP
Key crew
- EditorKazuo Ôta
- Original StoryNobuko Yoshiya
- Art DirectionYoshihisa Kawamura
- Lighting TechnicianShojiro Kanbara
- Sound RecordistGoichi Morisawa
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1959-03-24
