Harbour Toast: Victory Is in Our Grasp

1956 1h 5m JA

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10.0

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A sailor tries to help his younger brother, a horse-racing jockey, escape from the yakuza after double crossing them in a fixing scam. Seijun Suzuki's directorial debut.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kō Mishima
Keiko Amaji
Shinsuke Maki
Sumiko Minami
Ichirō Sugai
Koichi Aoki
Seizaburō Kawazu
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seijun Suzuki
Writers: Norio Nakagawa, Kirio Urayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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70 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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Seijun Suzuki, shot by Kumenobu Fujioka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hideo Hiragawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kō Mishima and Keiko Amaji and Shinsuke Maki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0049506 — 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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The take

Seijun Suzuki directs. Kumenobu Fujioka behind the camera. Hideo Hiragawa scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Seijun Suzuki, shot by Kumenobu Fujioka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hideo Hiragawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Kō Mishima and Keiko Amaji and Shinsuke Maki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0049506 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.