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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Misa Uehara
Yuriko Shiroyama
Akira Takarada
Daisuke Kaneko
Ken Uehara
Yusaku Kaneko
Sadako Sawamura
Fusako Kaneko
Seiji Miyaguchi
Masao Shiroyama
Kuniko Miyake
Haruko Shiroyama
Yoshiko Ieda
Shigeo Tezuka
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kihachi Okamoto
- Writers
- Toshiro Ide
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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The take
Kihachi Okamoto directs. Tadashi Iimura behind the camera. Masaru Satō scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 167 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Kihachi Okamoto, shot by Tadashi Iimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Masaru Satō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Misa Uehara and Akira Takarada and Ken Uehara carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0312384 — 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
- Cinematography
- Tadashi Iimura
- Original score
- Masaru Satō
- Production design
- Yoshirō Muraki
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- IMDB rating
- 4.6/10 · 15 votes
Also by
Kihachi Okamoto
Production companies
Who made it
TOHO
JP
Key crew
- Lighting TechnicianToshio Takashima
- Still PhotographerMatsuo Yoshizaki
- ProducerMasakatsu Kaneko
- NovelYōjirō Ishizaka
- Sound RecordistShin Watarai
- Production DesignYoshirō Muraki
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1959-09-08
Also known as
International titles
- Aruhi watashi waJP
- Someday I'll Be...JP
- Someday I AmUS
