Oshin

1984 2h 3m JA

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 3

AnimationDrama

Synopsis

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Oshin comes from a family of poor rice farmers. Her father and brother must work in the fields and her grandmother and mother, who is expecting another child, barely have enough to eat. In order to make ends meet for her family, 7-year-old Oshin gives up school and decides to become a servant in the household of a wealthy family, where she faces trials and tribulation beyond her worst fears.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ayako Kobayashi
Pinko Izumi
Shirō Itō
Teruko Nagaoka
Aya Shikiya
Taro Ishida
Chitose Kobayashi
Eiji Okuda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eiichi Yamamoto
Writers: Sugako Hashida, Sugako Hashida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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

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CAST

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Ayako Kobayashi and Pinko Izumi and Shirō Itō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1394245 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Eiichi Yamamoto directs. Nobuo Ogawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Nobuo Ogawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ayako Kobayashi and Pinko Izumi and Shirō Itō carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1394245 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.