The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume

1950 1h 27m JA

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Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Kogiku Hanayagi
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Eitarō Shindō
Kunitaro Sawamura
Ryutaro Otomo
Teruko Asahi
Ryōsuke Kagawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunio Watanabe
Writers: Tatsuro Jinde, Toshio Yasumi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tōyama no Kin-san Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Chiezo Kataoka and Kogiku Hanayagi and Ryūnosuke Tsukigata carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Kunio Watanabe directs. Eiichi Yamada scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Tōyama no Kin-san Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Eiichi Yamada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Chiezo Kataoka and Kogiku Hanayagi and Ryūnosuke Tsukigata carry the top of the cast.