After the Rain

2000 1h 31m JA

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7.3

SOLID

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7.6

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 104★7.6IMDB · 4,576

Drama

Synopsis

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A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Terao
Ihei Misawa
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tayo Misawa
Shirō Mifune
Nagai Izuminokami Shigeaki
Hisashi Igawa
Kihei Ishiyama
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Gonnojo Sakakibara
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tsuji Gettan
Mieko Harada
Okin
Fumi Dan
Okugata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Koizumi
Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Shūgorō Yamamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: France, Japan

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Koizumi, shot by Shoji Ueda. 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 Masaru Satō. 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 Hideto Aga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Akira Terao and Yoshiko Miyazaki and Shirō Mifune carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0181960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takashi Koizumi directs. Shoji Ueda behind the camera. Masaru Satō scores. Hideto Aga cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Japan.
4Directed by Takashi Koizumi, shot by Shoji Ueda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masaru Satō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hideto Aga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Akira Terao and Yoshiko Miyazaki and Shirō Mifune carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0181960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "martial arts", "samurai", "husband wife relationship", "based on novel or book".