Harbor Rats

1957 1h 26m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

DramaAction

Synopsis

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A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers. The crews of ship were oppressed by arrogant captain and his officers. The crews caused an uprising. A manager of stevedore ordered his employee leader to suppress an uprising...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara
Shōji Yasui
Ikuko Kimuro
Keiko Tama
Jerry Itō
Taiji Tonoyama
Kō Nishimura
Tōru Abe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kaneto Shindō
Writers: Kaneto Shindō
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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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Yoshio Miyajima. 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 Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Yūjirō Ishihara and Shōji Yasui and Ikuko Kimuro carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0051126 — 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

Kaneto Shindō directs. Yoshio Miyajima behind the camera. Akira Ifukube scores. Mitsuo Kondō 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.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Yoshio Miyajima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mitsuo Kondō shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yūjirō Ishihara and Shōji Yasui and Ikuko Kimuro carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0051126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.