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RUNTIME
Did you know
86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Keiko Takahashi
Saburo Shinoda
Eiko Yanami
Junzaburō Ban
Miyoko Akaza
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Writers
- Nisan Takahashi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Noriaki Yuasa directs. Akira Kitazaki behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Noriaki Yuasa, shot by Akira Kitazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Keiko Takahashi and Saburo Shinoda and Eiko Yanami carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0142829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Akira Kitazaki
- Original score
- Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Production design
- Tomohisa Yano
- Runtime
- 86 min · 1h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Noriaki Yuasa
Production companies
Who made it
Daiei Film
JP
Key crew
- Production DesignTomohisa Yano
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1971-10-10
Also known as
International titles
- SeijukuJP
