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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Nobuko Otowa
Fujiko Shirakawa
Koreya Senda
Jūkichi Uno
Akira Yamanouchi
Eitarō Shindō
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kaneto Shindō
- Writers
- Kaneto Shindō
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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The take
Kaneto Shindō directs. Takeo Itō behind the camera. Akira Ifukube scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Takeo Itō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Nobuko Otowa and Koreya Senda and Jūkichi Uno carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0046145 — 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
- Cinematography
- Takeo Itō
- Original score
- Akira Ifukube
- Runtime
- 136 min · 2h 16m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Kaneto Shindō
Production companies
Who made it
- KI
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
JP
Key crew
- NovelGuy de Maupassant
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1953-11-23
