Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge

1955 1h 24m JA

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Synopsis

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Bored Hatamoto film #19

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Hibari Misora
Hiroko Mikasa
Hashizo Ōkawa
Shunji Sakai
Entatsu Yokoyama
Atsushi Watanabe
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Writers: Yoshitake Hisa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — 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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CAST

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Utaemon Ichikawa and Hibari Misora and Hiroko Mikasa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26685976 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasushi Sasaki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
271 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Utaemon Ichikawa and Hibari Misora and Hiroko Mikasa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt26685976 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.