Asataro the Crow

1956 1h 25m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Michiko Saga
Setsuko Hama
Mitsuko Mito
Toshio Chiba
Nakajirō Tomita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Misumi
Writers: Yoshitake Hisa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenji Misumi, shot by Senkichirō Takeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gento Uehara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Raizō Ichikawa and Yataro Kurokawa and Shōsaku Sugiyama carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0358366 — 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

Kenji Misumi directs. Senkichirō Takeda behind the camera. Gento Uehara scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Kenji Misumi, shot by Senkichirō Takeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gento Uehara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Raizō Ichikawa and Yataro Kurokawa and Shōsaku Sugiyama carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0358366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.