The Spiders: Big Commotion!

1968 1h 27m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

MusicComedy

Synopsis

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The Spiders arrive back in Tokyo and end up in a car accident with a beautiful fan, Yuko, who the lead singers fall in love with while she convalesces at the Hospital.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masaaki Sakai
Jun Inoue
Hiroshi Kamayatsu
Mitsuru Kato
Akihiro Tanabe
Katsuo Ono
Takayuki Inoue
Etsuko Nami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenjirō Morinaga
Writers: Akira Ina
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Masaaki Sakai and Jun Inoue and Hiroshi Kamayatsu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0294964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

Kenjirō Morinaga directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Masaaki Sakai and Jun Inoue and Hiroshi Kamayatsu carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0294964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.