''Apart from Life'' ( ja, 地の群れ,
translit. Chi no mure) is a 1970 Japanese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Kei Kumai
was a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he began work as a director's assistant.
He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first film, '' Nihon r ...
. It was entered into the
20th Berlin International Film Festival
The 20th annual Berlin International Film Festival was supposed to be held from 26 June to 7 July 1970. The festival opened with ''Klann – grand guignol'' by Patrick Ledoux. However, on 5 July the competition was cancelled and no major prizes ...
.
Cast
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Mizuho Suzuki
(born October 23, 1927) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Manchukuo. He is a drop-out of Kyoto University.
Filmography Film
*'' Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō'' (1967)
*''Zatoichi the Outlaw'' (1967)
*''The Snow Woman'' (1968)
*''The Sands o ...
as Unami
*
Hiroko Kino as Noriko Fukuji
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Mugihito
, better known by his stage name of , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Musashino, Tokyo. Mugihito was formerly credited under his birth name and also .
Filmography
Television animation
;1976
*''Dokaben'' (Domon)
;1978
*''Future ...
as Nobuo Tsuyama (as Makoto Terada)
*
Sen Hara as Kaneyo, Nobuo's grandmother
*
Tanie Kitabayashi
was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre Company, founded in 1950. Early in her career, she became well known for portraying o ...
as Matsuko Fukuji
*
Noriko Matsumoto
is a Japanese singer and television personality. After winning the Grand Prize at the 1984 Miss Seventeen Contest, she debuted as an idol singer with her song "" and had four more singles chart in the Oricon Singles Chart Top 30 and a Japan Re ...
as Eiko, Unami's wife
*
Tomoko Naraoka
is a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Tokyo, Komagome, Hongō, Tokyo, Hongō (present-day Bunkyō, Tokyo, Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo City, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University ...
as Mitsuko
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Asao Sano
was a Japanese actor. He was known for playing the role of Tokugawa Mitsukuni on the television jidaigeki series ''Mito Kōmon''. Sano died on 28 June 2022, at the age of 96.
Selected filmography Film
*'' Listen to the Voices of the Sea'' (195 ...
as Yuji, Mitsuko's husband
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Jūkichi Uno
(real name ; 27 September 1914 – 9 January 1988) was a Japanese actor. In 1950, he formed the with Osamu Takizawa and others.
Personal life
He is the father of musician Akira Terao.
Filmography
Honours
*Medals of Honor (Japan), Medal wi ...
as Shigeo Miyaji
References
External links
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1970 films
1970 drama films
Japanese black-and-white films
Films directed by Kei Kumai
1970s Japanese-language films
Japanese drama films
1970s Japanese films
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