Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989 1h 54m JA

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 11

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Synopsis

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Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenichi Hagiwara
Shiro Nonaka
Tomokazu Miura
Teruzo Ando
Masahiro Motoki
Hisashi Kono
Hiroshi Katsuno
Kiyosada Koda
Katsutoshi Atarashi
Lieutenant Colonel Akira Muto
Narimi Arimori
Sumiko Niu
Shinsuke Ashida
Kantaro Suzuki
Miwako Fujitani
Takako Sakai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Gosha
Writers: Kazuo Kasahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Gosha, shot by Fujio Morita. 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 Akira Senju. 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 Isamu Ichida 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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Kenichi Hagiwara and Tomokazu Miura and Masahiro Motoki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0203022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hideo Gosha directs. Fujio Morita behind the camera. Akira Senju scores. Isamu Ichida cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Hideo Gosha, shot by Fujio Morita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Akira Senju. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Isamu Ichida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kenichi Hagiwara and Tomokazu Miura and Masahiro Motoki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0203022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.