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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Midori Isomura
Michirō Minami
E.H. Eric
Kasei Kinoshita
Chiraku Ryutei
Kinba Sanyutei
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Motoyoshi Oda
- Writers
- Shinichi Sekizawa
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Motoyoshi Oda directs. Seiichirou Uno scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Seiichirou Uno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Midori Isomura and Michirō Minami and E.H. Eric carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0141906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Seiichirou Uno
- Runtime
- 59 min · 0h 59m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Motoyoshi Oda
Production companies
Who made it
TOHO
JP
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1957-03-20
