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RUNTIME
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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Naritoshi Hayashi
Tamao Nakamura
Tokiko Mita
Sumire Harukaze
Toshio Chiba
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Nakajirō Tomita
Kōichi Mizuhara
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Minoru Watanabe
- Writers
- Norio Nanjō
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Minoru Watanabe, shot by Hiroshi Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Naritoshi Hayashi and Tamao Nakamura and Tokiko Mita carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt32872836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Minoru Watanabe directs. Hiroshi Imai behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Minoru Watanabe, shot by Hiroshi Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Naritoshi Hayashi and Tamao Nakamura and Tokiko Mita carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt32872836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hiroshi Imai
- Runtime
- 53 min · 0h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Minoru Watanabe
Production companies
Who made it
Daiei Film
JP
Key crew
- AdaptationHachirō Nishimura
- Original StoryNorio Nanjō
- ProducerAkio Yamazaki
- ProducerShin Sakai
- Art DirectionShuhei Kikuchi
- MusicTakeo Watanabe
- Sound RecordistTsuchitarō Hayashi
- Lighting TechnicianKen'ichi Okamoto
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1958-04-16