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ERA
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45 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Cast
Nobuko Otowa
Ikko Furuya
Jun Etoh
Chikako Yuri
Keiko Takahashi
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Rentaro Mikuni
YΕko Asaji
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Satsuo Yamamoto
- Writers
- Hisashi Yamanouchi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Fun facts πΏ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, shot by Shun Yamamoto. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Tachio Akano. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jun Nabeshima 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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Nobuko Otowa and Ikko Furuya and Jun Etoh carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0321306 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Satsuo Yamamoto directs. Shun Yamamoto behind the camera. Tachio Akano scores. Jun Nabeshima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 145 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, shot by Shun Yamamoto. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Tachio Akano. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Jun Nabeshima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Nobuko Otowa and Ikko Furuya and Jun Etoh carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0321306 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Shun Yamamoto
- Original score
- Tachio Akano
- Editing
- Jun Nabeshima
- Production design
- Shigeo Mano
- Runtime
- 129 min Β· 2h 9m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- IMDB
- Auto Town (1981)
- IMDB rating
- 5.5/10 Β· 11 votes
Also by
Satsuo Yamamoto
Production companies
Who made it
- KY
Kyodo Eiga
JP
Key crew
- ProducerTokuko Miyako
- EditorJun Nabeshima
- ProducerTakashi Miyagawa
- ProducerAtsushi Takeda
- SoundShin Watarai
- Production DesignShigeo Mano
- Assistant DirectorShinichi Nakada
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1981-03-28
Also known as
International titles
- Asshii-tachi no machiJP
