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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Tamiji Nishiyama
Katsutoshi Atarashi
Michiko Araki
Etsuko Ichihara
Shinjirō Ehara
Mayumi Ogawa
Hideji Ōtaki
Junkichi Orimoto
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tadashi Imai
- Writers
- Naoyuki Suzuki, Yorichika Arima
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tadashi Imai directs. Hiroshi Dōwaki behind the camera. Shizu Ōsawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Hiroshi Dōwaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Shizu Ōsawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Kiyoshi Atsumi and Katsutoshi Atarashi and Michiko Araki carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0185849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hiroshi Dōwaki
- Editing
- Shizu Ōsawa
- Production design
- Kyôhei Morita
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Tadashi Imai
Production companies
Who made it
Shochiku
JP
- AT
Atsumi Kiyoshi Production
Key crew
- Production DesignKyôhei Morita
- MusicHitoshi Komuro
- EditorShizu Ōsawa
- Assistant DirectorShigeyuki Yamane
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- post war japan
- return home
- post-war chaos period
- yamiichi
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1972-04-29
