The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor

1980 1h 37m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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A young man from Kyushu,Adachi Futoshi had come to Tokyo to make a life. Adachi moved into a small room in a local boarding house, but he was unprepared for what life will throw at him. The room next to him boards a local gangster whose gang is a menace to the neighborhood, a bit further down lives a boy who dresses like a woman. And the old people managing the boarding house are quite peculiar too. Based on the manga by Leiji Matsumoto.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Izumi Hara
Yutaka Hayashi
Guts Ishimatsu
Kiyoshi Maekawa
Chieko Matsumoto
Tsutomu Sekine
Hiroko Shino
Yoji Yamaguchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leiji Matsumoto
Writers: Chūsei Sone, Rokuro Kumagai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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46 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leiji Matsumoto, shot by Masaru Mori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Izumi Hara and Yutaka Hayashi and Guts Ishimatsu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185332 — 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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The take

Leiji Matsumoto directs. Masaru Mori behind the camera. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Leiji Matsumoto, shot by Masaru Mori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Izumi Hara and Yutaka Hayashi and Guts Ishimatsu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0185332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.