Typhoon Furor

1956 1h 47m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new one.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiji Sada
Kenji Sugawara
Shūji Sano
Hitomi Nozoe
Yōko Katsuragi
Atsushi Watanabe
Murasaki Fujima
Masao Mishima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Writers: Yusaku Yamagata, Toshio Yasumi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, shot by Minoru Maeda. 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 Yasushi Akutagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akikazu Kono shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Keiji Sada and Kenji Sugawara and Shūji Sano carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0408240 — 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

Satsuo Yamamoto directs. Minoru Maeda behind the camera. Yasushi Akutagawa scores. Akikazu Kono cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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170 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, shot by Minoru Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yasushi Akutagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akikazu Kono shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Keiji Sada and Kenji Sugawara and Shūji Sano carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0408240 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.