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RUNTIME
Did you know
84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Keiju Kobayashi
若原俊平
Hiroshi Koizumi
近藤勇三
Yukiko Shimazaki
泰子さん
Reikichi Kawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Yūnosuke Itō
Toranosuke Ogawa
Yōko Sugi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Writers
- Katsuhito Inomata, Keita Genji
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kon Ichikawa directs. Yūji Koseki scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Yūji Koseki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Keiju Kobayashi and Hiroshi Koizumi and Yukiko Shimazaki carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0045069 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Yūji Koseki
- Production design
- Teruaki Abe
- Runtime
- 84 min · 1h 24m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- IMDB
- Mr. Lucky (1952)
Also by
Kon Ichikawa
Production companies
Who made it
TOHO
JP
Key crew
- CinematographyTadashi Iimura
- Lighting TechnicianChōshirō Ishii
- ProducerSanezumi Fujimoto
- Sound RecordistMasanobu Miyazaki
- Production DesignTeruaki Abe
- Assistant DirectorKengo Furusawa
- Original StoryKeita Genji
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1952-02-02
Also known as
International titles
- Rakki-sanJP
