The Three Faces

"A tale of man's sorrow and joy, played out by a gangster, a boxer, and a day laborer!"

1955 1h 40m JA

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Five years have passed since the three comrades who saved their lives in the Burma Campaign, namely Kenichiro Kishi, Eiji Shiga, and Daizo Kobayashi, promised to meet again five years later at the platform of Tokyo Station. Meanwhile, Shinagawa Station's crowded with repatriates. Upon returning to their homeland, their lives have changed dramatically. Daizo works as a railway construction worker. Eiji has established himself as a boxer. Kenichiro's become a gangster. In 1955, the day of their reunion is approaching. Now it is a matter of whether the three will be able to meet each other at the platform of Tokyo Station, as they had agreed on back in 1950.

“A tale of man's sorrow and joy, played out by a gangster, a boxer, and a day laborer!”

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Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Ken'ichirō Kishi
Michiyo Aratama
Sonoe Shiga
Michitarō Mizushima
Eiji Shiga
Yūnosuke Itō
Daizō Kobayashi
Mieko Hirooka
Mari Kishi
Noriko Katsura
Akiko
Chōko Iida
Okon
Taiji Tonoyama
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Umetsugu Inoue
Writers: Umetsugu Inoue, Toshio Masuda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akira Ifukube. 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 Akira Suzuki 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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Rentaro Mikuni and Michiyo Aratama and Michitarō Mizushima carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A tale of man's sorrow and joy, played out by a gangster, a boxer, and a day laborer!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048381 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Umetsugu Inoue directs. Akira Ifukube scores. Akira Suzuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Rentaro Mikuni and Michiyo Aratama and Michitarō Mizushima carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A tale of man's sorrow and joy, played out by a gangster, a boxer, and a day laborer!".
6IMDB entry: tt0048381 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.