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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Shūji Sano
Kinuyo Tanaka
Takeshi Sakamoto
Makoto Kobori
Chiyoko Fumiya
Yoshito Yamaji
Chishū Ryū
Mitsuko Miura
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yūzō Kawashima
- Writers
- Sakunosuke Oda, Sakunosuke Oda
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yūzō Kawashima directs. Takeshi Saitô behind the camera. Hisato Osawa scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 282 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, shot by Takeshi Saitô. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Hisato Osawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Shūji Sano and Kinuyo Tanaka and Takeshi Sakamoto carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0283430 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Takeshi Saitô
- Original score
- Hisato Osawa
- Production design
- Motoji Kojima
- Runtime
- 67 min · 1h 7m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Yūzō Kawashima
Production companies
Who made it
Shochiku
JP
Key crew
- Production DesignMotoji Kojima
- Original StorySakunosuke Oda
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1944-07-20
Also known as
International titles
- Kaette kita otokoJP
