An Enemy of the People

1946 1h 23m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Susumu Fujita
Akitake Kōno
Kogiku Hanayagi
Ureo Egawa
Takashi Shimura
Ichirō Sugai
Fudeko Tanaka
Itoko Kono

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tadashi Imai
Writers: Toshio Yasumi, Yusaku Yamagata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Hiroshi Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Susumu Fujita and Akitake Kōno and Kogiku Hanayagi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0186364 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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

Tadashi Imai directs. Hiroshi Suzuki behind the camera. Fumio Hayasaka scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Hiroshi Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Fumio Hayasaka. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Susumu Fujita and Akitake Kōno and Kogiku Hanayagi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0186364 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.