Here Is a Spring

1955 2h 30m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages shortly after the war.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Kishi
Eiji Okada
Keiju Kobayashi
Kōji Mitsui
Daisuke Katō
Mitsuko Kusabue
Sadako Sawamura
Hisao Toake

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tadashi Imai
Writers: Yōko Mizuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Shunichirō Nakao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ikuma Dan. 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 Akikazu Kono 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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Keiko Kishi and Eiji Okada and Keiju Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0186275 — 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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The take

Tadashi Imai directs. Shunichirō Nakao behind the camera. Ikuma Dan scores. Akikazu Kono cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
271 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Shunichirō Nakao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ikuma Dan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akikazu Kono shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Keiko Kishi and Eiji Okada and Keiju Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0186275 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.