Theater Of Life

1983 2h 18m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Matsuzaka
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Kie Nakai
Hiroki Matsukata
Aiko Morishita
Hideo Murota
Morio Kazama
Kō Nishimura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadao Nakajima
Writers: Tatsuo Nogami, Sadao Nakajima, Junya Satō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sadao Nakajima, shot by Shōhei Andō. 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 Masato Kai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Keiko Matsuzaka and Toshiyuki Nagashima and Kie Nakai carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0085757 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Sadao Nakajima directs. Shōhei Andō behind the camera. Masato Kai scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Sadao Nakajima, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Masato Kai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Keiko Matsuzaka and Toshiyuki Nagashima and Kie Nakai carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0085757 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.