The Jumping Magistrate

1952 1h 30m JA

Crime

Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Hideo Ōtani
Gorō Kawabe
Kogiku Hanayagi
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Shunji Sakai
Michiko Ai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunio Watanabe
Writers: Kan Shimozawa, Kunio Watanabe
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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74 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 Ryōsuke Kagawa and Hideo Ōtani 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

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
274 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 Ryōsuke Kagawa and Hideo Ōtani carry the top of the cast.