Ghost Ship Part 2

1957 1h 22m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

FantasyAdventureHorror

Synopsis

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Jiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father. Meanwhile, Princess Yuki (Yumiko Hasegawa) and Chacha (Eiko Maruyama) are kidnapped by pirates, so after dedicating himself to rescuing them for the second time, he decides to accept his grandfather's challenge to become a navigator, just like his deceased father.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Jiromaru
Ryutaro Otomo
Samanosuke Sasaki
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Jubei
Yumiko Hasegawa
Yuki-hime
Satomi Oka
Rika
Kenji Susukida
Akuryuo
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Satsuki
Yoshi Katō
Gensai Ihara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writers: Katsuya Susaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Shintarō Kawasaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kinnosuke Nakamura and Ryutaro Otomo and Denjirō Ōkōchi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0203234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sadatsugu Matsuda directs. Shintarō Kawasaki behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Shintarō Kawasaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Kinnosuke Nakamura and Ryutaro Otomo and Denjirō Ōkōchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0203234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.