Assistant President

1958 1h 26m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hisaya Morishige
Keiju Kobayashi
Daisuke Katō
Yōko Tsukasa
Chikage Oogi
Reiko Dan
Izumi Yukimura
Asami Kuji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūe Matsubayashi
Writers: Ryōzō Kasahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Shacho (Company President)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, shot by Jōji Ohara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Taku. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Hisaya Morishige and Keiju Kobayashi and Daisuke Katō carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0298547 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Shūe Matsubayashi directs. Jōji Ohara behind the camera. Koji Taku scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Shacho (Company President)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, shot by Jōji Ohara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koji Taku. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Hisaya Morishige and Keiju Kobayashi and Daisuke Katō carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0298547 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.