Riverside Fish Market Empire

1952 1h 1m JA

Synopsis

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Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kogiku Hanayagi
Jun Tatara
Yūnosuke Itō
Chizuko Nogami
Akihiko Katayama
Minoru Chiaki
Gen Shimizu
Jun Mihara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kyōtarō Namiki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kyōtarō Namiki, shot by Susumu Yamanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Toshio Goto 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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Kogiku Hanayagi and Jun Tatara and Yūnosuke Itō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14348412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kyōtarō Namiki directs. Susumu Yamanaka behind the camera. Toshio Goto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Kyōtarō Namiki, shot by Susumu Yamanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Toshio Goto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kogiku Hanayagi and Jun Tatara and Yūnosuke Itō carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt14348412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.