Beautiful Departure

1939 1h 6m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A rich bourgeoisie family has little care in the world and knows no other lifestyle. It is only the family's second daughter who has an insecure bone in her body and ponders a day when the good times might end. Then one day the family-owned company goes bankrupt and a new era begins.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Setsuko Hara
Hideko Takamine
Ichirō Tsukida
Yoko Mizumachi
Toshio Miki
Sōji Kiyokawa
Kan Yanagiya
Yo Kinoshita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Writers: Satsuo Yamamoto, Ryûji Nagami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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87 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 Satsuo Yamamoto, shot by Yoshio Miyajima. 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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Editor Tamae Ide shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine and Ichirō Tsukida carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0259707 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Satsuo Yamamoto directs. Yoshio Miyajima behind the camera. Tamae Ide cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, shot by Yoshio Miyajima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tamae Ide shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine and Ichirō Tsukida carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0259707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.