Koichiro Uno's Up and Down

1977 1h 9m JA

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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A frustrated married woman has to deal with her husband's frequent business trips. So she comes up with the idea of turning her home into a boarding house and inviting young men in. Many men come to her boarding house, including innocent young students preparing for university entrance exams, students who look like they're from a cheering squad, and Black exchange students, and are all taken advantage of by the lustful woman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūko Katagiri
I (Atashi)
Koshiro Asami
Masamichi Aoki
Gō Awazu
Matao Kaneno
Hidetoshi Kageyama
Satô
Reika Maki
Yoshimi Kaino
Jun Nakagawa
Yasuko
Kunio Shimizu
Tanaka
Katsuhisa Shinoda
Preparatory School Student

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinichi Shiratori
Writers: Kōichirō Uno, Masayasu Ōebara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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 Shinichi Shiratori, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. 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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Original score by Shin Takada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinya Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yūko Katagiri and Koshiro Asami and Gō Awazu carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0288291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shinichi Shiratori directs. Teruo Hatanaka behind the camera. Shin Takada scores. Shinya Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shinichi Shiratori, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shin Takada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shinya Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yūko Katagiri and Koshiro Asami and Gō Awazu carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0288291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.