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RUNTIME
Did you know
90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Hisaya Morishige
Keiko Awaji
Setsuko Wakayama
Daisuke Katō
Kamatari Fujiwara
Chieko Nakakita
Fubuki Koshiji
Michiko Kawa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Eisuke Takizawa
- Writers
- Gorō Tanada
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Eisuke Takizawa directs. Hachiro Matsui scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Hachiro Matsui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Hisaya Morishige and Keiko Awaji and Setsuko Wakayama carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0386128 — 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
- Hachiro Matsui
- Production design
- Teruaki Abe
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Eisuke Takizawa
Production companies
Who made it
TOHO
JP
Key crew
- Sound RecordistMasanobu Miyazaki
- ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka
- Production DesignTeruaki Abe
- Lighting TechnicianTsuruzô Nishikawa
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1953-04-15
Also known as
International titles
- Yasugorô shusseJP
