The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind

1961 1h 28m JA

DramaComedyAction

Synopsis

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The third film in the Taro series, following "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity" and "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush." Taro, who had painstakingly graduated from the University of Merchant Marine after six years, was on his way to work for Saikai Kaiun on a tourist ship on the Beppu route. He was in a euphoric mood, teasing a young lady playing golf on the deck, and helping the geisha Umeka who was being harassed by a drunkard, with his natural sense of justice, as the ship arrived at Beppu Port.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Takakura
Tarō Senpū
Yoshiko Sakuma
Sachiko Togawa
Yoshiko Mita
Midori Kanō
Yūnosuke Itō
Captain Togawa
Takashi Kanda
Toranosuke Ogawa
Saikai Marine Transport President K
Kenji Imai
Kotama(as Syunji Imai)
Akiko Santo
Ruriko(as Akiko Santo)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eijirō Wakabayashi
Writers: Kazuo Funahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Ken Takakura and Yoshiko Sakuma and Yoshiko Mita carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3037722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Eijirō Wakabayashi directs. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Ken Takakura and Yoshiko Sakuma and Yoshiko Mita carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt3037722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.