Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

1954 1h 23m JA

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Synopsis

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Bored Hatamoto movie #15

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Hizuru Takachiho
Chikako Miyagi
Atsushi Watanabe
Entatsu Yokoyama
Kenji Susukida
Tsukie Matsuura
Hisano Yamaoka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writers: Mitsuzō Sasaki, Shoji Matsumura
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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72 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Shintarō Kawasaki. 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 Shiro Fukai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shintarō Miyamoto 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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Utaemon Ichikawa and Hizuru Takachiho and Chikako Miyagi carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Sadatsugu Matsuda directs. Shintarō Kawasaki behind the camera. Shiro Fukai scores. Shintarō Miyamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
272 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.
5Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Shintarō Kawasaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shiro Fukai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Utaemon Ichikawa and Hizuru Takachiho and Chikako Miyagi carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt21997018 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.