1000 Pine Groves

1992 1h 30m JA

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★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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After suffering severe floods in 1753, the people of Senbon Matsubara in Shizuoka cooperate on flood prevention around the Kiso, Nagara, and Yuhi rivers. The people of Satsuma (Kumamoto Prefecture) endure great hardships after being forced to undertake the work by the central government, a subtle indication of the bad feeling that would foment into open rebellion the following century.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nozomu Sasaki
Bin Shimada
Hiroshi Masuoka
Mizuka Arima
Akiko Yajima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satoshi Dezaki
Writers: Toshiaki Imaizumi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Nozomu Sasaki and Bin Shimada and Hiroshi Masuoka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0203879 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Satoshi Dezaki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Nozomu Sasaki and Bin Shimada and Hiroshi Masuoka carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0203879 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.