The Man Who Came to Port

1952 1h 28m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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An Ishiro Honda film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Gorō Niinuma
Takashi Shimura
Okabe
Hiroshi Koizumi
Shingo Nishizawa
Asami Kuji
Sonoko
Bokuzen Hidari
Kan-jii
Yuriko Tashiro
Akemi
Yaeko Izumo
O-Hide
Kamatari Fujiwara
Takasaki-Shochou

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ishirō Honda
Writers: Shinzo Kajino, Masashige Narusawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Taiichi Kankura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Toshirō Mifune and Takashi Shimura and Hiroshi Koizumi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ishirō Honda directs. Taiichi Kankura behind the camera. Ichirō Saitō scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Taiichi Kankura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Toshirō Mifune and Takashi Shimura and Hiroshi Koizumi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0044874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.