Showdown in the Red Valley

1965 1h 33m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Ken Watanabe, a young man from Tokyo, comes to the great plains of Rumo, Hokkaido to see his hometown with his own eyes. Ken, who was entangled in this land's boss Samejima and collapsed, was rescued by Shingo Kazama, a mountain man who works at the quarry. Samejima, who doesn't like Shingo, tries to interfere with Shingo's work...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara
Shingo Kazama
Tetsuya Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Kaneko Iwasaki
Madame Ginko Tokyo Ken
Kokinji Katsura
Date Hanroku
Akiyoshi Fukae
Adopted son of Samejima, Izumi
Eitarō Ozawa
Daigoro Samejima
Meiko Kaji
Daughter Kimiko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Masuda
Writers: Masashige Narusawa
Languages: Japanese

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshio Masuda, shot by Kuratarō Takamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Yūjirō Ishihara and Tetsuya Watanabe and Kaneko Iwasaki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0329978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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

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The take

Toshio Masuda directs. Kuratarō Takamura behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Japanese.

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161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Toshio Masuda, shot by Kuratarō Takamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Yūjirō Ishihara and Tetsuya Watanabe and Kaneko Iwasaki carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0329978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.