Midnight Fairy

1973 1h 14m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

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6.4

IMDB

★9.0TMDB · 1★6.4IMDB · 33

Drama

Synopsis

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Kazuo is an angry young man, especially resentful of the power and snootiness of the rich. But at the same time he's obsessed with Saeko, the daughter of a rich businessman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Morio Kazama
Kazuo Sakaguchi
Setsuko Ōyama
Akemi Fukui
Yuri Yamashina
Canary
Nobutaka Masutomi
Kenji Ozawa
Masumi Jun
Saeko Ishimoto
Keisuke Yukioka
Takuzo Ishimoto
Toshihiko Oda
Junichi Suga
Mikiko Sakai
Fumie Ishimoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noboru Tanaka
Writers: Akira Momoi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Noboru Tanaka, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masanori Tsujii 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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Morio Kazama and Setsuko Ōyama and Yuri Yamashina carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noboru Tanaka directs. Teruo Hatanaka behind the camera. Masanori Tsujii cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Noboru Tanaka, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Masanori Tsujii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Morio Kazama and Setsuko Ōyama and Yuri Yamashina carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0287556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.