Eternal Monument

1982 2h 22m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 2

WarDrama

Synopsis

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A remake of the 1953 film of the same name.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Komaki Kurihara
Teacher Miyagi
Yuko Kotegawa
Aya Uehara
Tomoko Saitō
Tsuyuko Hanagi
Yuki Ninagawa
Tsuneko Anzato
Yoshiko Tanaka
Haruko Kaura
Chie Ushihara
Tomoko Takabe
Tomoko Igarashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tadashi Imai
Writers: Yōko Mizuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Kazutami Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

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Komaki Kurihara and Yuko Kotegawa and Tomoko Saitō carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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

Tadashi Imai directs. Kazutami Hara behind the camera. Shinichiro Ikebe scores. Mitsuo Kondō cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Kazutami Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shinichiro Ikebe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mitsuo Kondō shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Komaki Kurihara and Yuko Kotegawa and Tomoko Saitō carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0084075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.