And Then

1985 2h 10m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 23

Drama

Synopsis

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Daisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music and literature; his family is wealthy and can support his interests. When his friend Hiraoka returns with his wife Michiyo, problems arise.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūsaku Matsuda
Daisuke Nagai
Miwako Fujitani
Michiyo Hiraoka
Kaoru Kobayashi
Tsunejiro Hiraoka
Morio Kazama
Suganuma
Chishū Ryū
Toku Nagai
Katsuo Nakamura
Seigo Nagai
Mitsuko Kusabue
Umeko Nagai
Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Writers: Tomomi Tsutsui
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, shot by Yonezō Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yūsaku Matsuda and Miwako Fujitani and Kaoru Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yoshimitsu Morita directs. Yonezō Maeda behind the camera. Shigeru Umebayashi scores. Akira Suzuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, shot by Yonezō Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yūsaku Matsuda and Miwako Fujitani and Kaoru Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0091989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.