Three Women of the North

1945 1h 12m JA

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The story of an airport and its air traffic control crew in a remote and northern Japanese town. Three of the air traffic controllers are female with one of them working with her dead fiancé's sister. The engaged man had gone to war and never returned.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Setsuko Hara
Hideko Takamine
Hisako Yamane
Susumu Fujita
Akitake Kōno
Shin Saburi
Takashi Shimura
Haruo Tanaka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kiyoshi Saeki
Writers: Yusaku Yamagata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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81 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 Kiyoshi Saeki, shot by Asakazu Nakai. 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 Fumio Hayasaka. 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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Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine and Hisako Yamane carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0262546 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kiyoshi Saeki directs. Asakazu Nakai behind the camera. Fumio Hayasaka scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki, shot by Asakazu Nakai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Fumio Hayasaka. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine and Hisako Yamane carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0262546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.