The Bride from Japan

1959 1h 30m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Frankie Sakai
Taro Fujikawa
Izumi Yukimura
Kimiko Ishikawa
Nobuko Otowa
Ashiya Midori
Chieko Takehisa
Taro's mother
Keiko Tanaka
Taro's sister, Yoshiko
Chie Iwasaki
Taro's sister, Sumie
Koreya Senda
Kimiko's father
Etsuko Okumura
Mieko Yamabe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kaneto Shindō
Writers: Kaneto Shindō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Seiichi Endo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Frankie Sakai and Izumi Yukimura and Nobuko Otowa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0404094 — 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

Kaneto Shindō directs. Seiichi Endo behind the camera. Kenjiro Hirose scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Seiichi Endo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kenjiro Hirose. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Frankie Sakai and Izumi Yukimura and Nobuko Otowa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0404094 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.