The Final Winner?

1968 1h 28m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Romance

Synopsis

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In a high school, two men are fighting over a beautiful female teacher who has been assigned as an English teacher.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tetsuya Watari
Ryotaro Sugi
Hidekazu Nagai
Akira Kawaguchi
Yōko Yamamoto
Masao Mishima
Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenjirō Morinaga
Writers: Yōjirō Ishizaka, Katsumi Miki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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58 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 Kenjirō Morinaga, shot by Junnosuke Oguri. 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 Shoji Yokouchi. 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 Osamu Inoue 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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Sayuri Yoshinaga and Tetsuya Watari and Ryotaro Sugi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0293068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenjirō Morinaga directs. Junnosuke Oguri behind the camera. Shoji Yokouchi scores. Osamu Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kenjirō Morinaga, shot by Junnosuke Oguri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shoji Yokouchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Osamu Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sayuri Yoshinaga and Tetsuya Watari and Ryotaro Sugi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0293068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.