Rika

1979 1h 58m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Yoshii and his wife Yoko are elementary school teachers in a mountainous village. One day, an elderly writer arrives with his granddaughter, Rika. The teachers decide to take in the girl and raise her as their own.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gō Katō
Komaki Kurihara
Yoshi Katō
Chie Ushihara
Misako Watanabe
Ichirō Zaitsu
Toyoto Fukuda
Maki Takayama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tadashi Imai
Writers: Naoyuki Suzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Kazutami Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Gō Katō and Komaki Kurihara and Yoshi Katō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0186277 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tadashi Imai directs. Kazutami Hara behind the camera. Tatsuji Nakashizu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Kazutami Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Tatsuji Nakashizu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gō Katō and Komaki Kurihara and Yoshi Katō carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0186277 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.