Denshichi Torimonocho: Man without Shadow

1962 1h 23m JA

Synopsis

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1962 Japanese movie.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōkichi Takada
Hisako Tsukuba
Shintarō Yamanami
Michiko Nishizaki
Juro Hoshi
Ryūji Shinagawa
Kusuo Abe
Hajime Nagoya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinnosuke Fukada
Writers: Shin'ichi Yanagawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Denshichi Torimonocho" — 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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Kōkichi Takada and Hisako Tsukuba and Shintarō Yamanami carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kinnosuke Fukada directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Denshichi Torimonocho" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kōkichi Takada and Hisako Tsukuba and Shintarō Yamanami carry the top of the cast.

The technical file

Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Original language: JA

Part of

Denshichi Torimonocho

Denshichi Torimonocho is a detective in the Edo period of Japan. He investigates strange and terrifying mysteries. The 13 movies in the series are all adapted from a novel.