Marriage

1947 1h 26m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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In postwar Japan a young woman is unable to marry her sweetheart because her family's in difficult circumstances and needs her income to keep afloat.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Fumie Matsukawa
Ken Uehara
Tsumoru Sugawara
Eijirō Tōno
Fumie's father
Chieko Higashiyama
Fumie's mother
Shozo Suzuki
Keiji
Kuniko Igawa
Fumie's sister
Eitarō Ozawa
Shimamoto
Sachiko Murase
Fujie Sugawara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Writers: Kaneto Shindō, Keisuke Kinoshita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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79 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 Keisuke Kinoshita, shot by Hiroshi Kusuda. 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 Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kinuyo Tanaka and Ken Uehara and Eijirō Tōno carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0039528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Keisuke Kinoshita directs. Hiroshi Kusuda behind the camera. Chūji Kinoshita scores. Yoshi Sugihara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
279 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, shot by Hiroshi Kusuda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kinuyo Tanaka and Ken Uehara and Eijirō Tōno carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0039528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.