Epitaph to My Love

1961 1h 30m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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A young reporter falls for a beautiful waitress, but fate conspires against their burgeoning romance when the latter is involved in a car accident and loses her memory.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūsuke Kawazu
Kiyoshi Ishibashi
Shima Iwashita
Chie Higashi
Yumeji Tsukioka
Mrs. Usami
Fumio Watanabe
Taiichi Kimura
So Yamamura
Kimura
Takanobu Hozumi
Eisuke Miyamoto
Kōji Mitsui
Torikie
Kei Satō
Shinji Tsuda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Writers: Shūji Terayama, Masahiro Shinoda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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65 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 Masahiro Shinoda, shot by Masao Kosugi. 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 Naozumi Yamamoto. 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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Yūsuke Kawazu and Shima Iwashita and Yumeji Tsukioka carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0054849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masahiro Shinoda directs. Masao Kosugi behind the camera. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Masahiro Shinoda, shot by Masao Kosugi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Yūsuke Kawazu and Shima Iwashita and Yumeji Tsukioka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0054849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.