Thirty-three footprints

1948 1h 15m JA

Crime

Synopsis

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Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Michiyo Kogure
Chizuru Kitagawa
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryutaro Otomo
Mitsugu Fujii
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Eitarō Shindō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writers: Yoshitake Hisa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Bannai Tarao series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Hideo Ishimoto. 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 Ryōichi Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Chiezo Kataoka and Michiyo Kogure and Chizuru Kitagawa carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Sadatsugu Matsuda directs. Hideo Ishimoto behind the camera. Ryōichi Hattori scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Bannai Tarao series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Hideo Ishimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ryōichi Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Chiezo Kataoka and Michiyo Kogure and Chizuru Kitagawa carry the top of the cast.