Karafuto 1945 Summer

1974 1h 59m JA

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7.2

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6.8

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★7.2TMDB · 2★6.8IMDB · 22

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Synopsis

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The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invaded Karafuto. On August 20, the postal telegraph office in Maoka suspended operations and nine of the twelve telephone operators committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide while the city was being invaded.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Terumi Niki
Ritsuko Sekine
Keiko Torii
Nobue Fujikura
Kawai Okada
Natsuko Saito
Yumiko Fujita
Ayako Sakamoto
Hiromi Kurita
Midori Kiuchi
Sanae Kitahara
Go Wakabayashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitsuo Murayama
Writers: Takeo Kunihiro
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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

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CAST

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Terumi Niki and Keiko Torii and Kawai Okada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1666012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mitsuo Murayama directs. Seitaro Omori scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Seitaro Omori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Terumi Niki and Keiko Torii and Kawai Okada carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1666012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.