The Street Car Game

1969 1h 27m JA

Synopsis

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Comedy around a motorman and a conductor of a streetcar.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kinichi Hagimoto
Jiro Sakagami
Etsuko Nami
Nana Ozaki
Chinatsu Nakayama
Osamu Minagawa
Rosa Ogawa
Hiroshi Fujioka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshitarō Nomura
Writers: Yoshitarō Nomura, Takeshi Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Konto 55 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, shot by Takashi Kawamata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami and Etsuko Nami carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Yoshitarō Nomura directs. Takashi Kawamata behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Konto 55 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, shot by Takashi Kawamata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami and Etsuko Nami carry the top of the cast.