The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow

1965 1h 26m JA

Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kobayashi
Chieko Matsubara
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Hamada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yōichi Ushihara
Writers: Hisataka Kai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Himuro the Gambler 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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CAST

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Akira Kobayashi and Chieko Matsubara and Nobuo Kaneko carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1977870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yōichi Ushihara directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Himuro the Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Akira Kobayashi and Chieko Matsubara and Nobuo Kaneko carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1977870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.