Paper Crane Palanquin

1960 1h 27m JA

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Synopsis

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The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a plot to overthrow the Shogunate.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hibari Misora
Oshichi / Princess Tae
Jūshirō Konoe
Marubashi Chuya
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Sasaki Hyoma
Kōtarō Satomi
Lord Kishu Yorinobu
Isao Yamagata
Yui Shosetsu
Koinosuke Onoe
Inamura Gennai
Kunio Kaga
Sakakibara Shuzen
Fujio Suga
Abe Iyo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eiichi Kudō
Writers: Tatsuo Nakada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Detective Hibari Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eiichi Kudō, shot by Ko Matsui. 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 Masao Yoneyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shintarō Miyamoto 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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Hibari Misora and Jūshirō Konoe and Chiyonosuke Azuma carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4082840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Eiichi Kudō directs. Ko Matsui behind the camera. Masao Yoneyama scores. Shintarō Miyamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Detective Hibari Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Eiichi Kudō, shot by Ko Matsui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masao Yoneyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hibari Misora and Jūshirō Konoe and Chiyonosuke Azuma carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4082840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.