Love in the Mud

1977 1h 36m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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This is a story of love between a society girl and a yakuza boy. Mami lives an ordinary life in Tokyo, being with her friends and studying. Her biggest interest is ladies hats. She is rather well off, as her father is the ambassador of Japan in Spain. One day when she is out driving, she is attacked by a group of yakuza, but is saved by the honorable yakuza Jiro. This will change her life forever.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Momoe Yamaguchi
Mami Hanashima
Tomokazu Miura
Jiro Takashima
Ichirō Arishima
Dr. Iizuka
Chisako Hara
Renji Ishibashi
Jun Izumi
Haruko Katō
Mako Midori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sōkichi Tomimoto
Writers: Shinji Fujiwara, Fumio Ishimori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sōkichi Tomimoto, shot by Shōhei Andō. 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 Hajime Kaburagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura and Ichirō Arishima carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0326834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sōkichi Tomimoto directs. Shōhei Andō behind the camera. Hajime Kaburagi scores. Akira Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Sōkichi Tomimoto, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hajime Kaburagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura and Ichirō Arishima carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0326834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.