Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

1963 1h 35m JA

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MASTERPIECE

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6.3

IMDB

★9.0TMDB · 1★6.3IMDB · 17

Comedy

Synopsis

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Ensemble comedy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hisaya Morishige
Kyusaku Goi
Chikage Awashima
Kakie Goi
Michiyo Kogure
Okume Tamaki
Frankie Sakai
Shinichi Tamaki
Norihei Miki
Fukuji Tohyama
Junko Ikeuchi
Kotoe Tohyama
Kyū Sazanka
Sentarou Hideyama
Reiko Dan
Toriko Hideyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yūzō Kawashima
Writers: Toshio Yasumi, Ruiju Yanagisawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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63 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 Yūzō Kawashima, shot by Kōzō Okazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Hisaya Morishige and Chikage Awashima and Michiyo Kogure carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0322964 — 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

Yūzō Kawashima directs. Kōzō Okazaki behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, shot by Kōzō Okazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Hisaya Morishige and Chikage Awashima and Michiyo Kogure carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0322964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.