is a 1970 Japanese film directed by
Masahiro Shinoda
is a retired Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s.
Early life
Shinoda attended Waseda University, where he studied theater and also partici ...
. It was Japan's submission to the
43rd Academy Awards for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Screen play by
Shuji Terayama.
Cast
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Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including ''The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', ''Samurai Rebellion'' and ''Kwaidan''.
Nakadai wor ...
- Naojiro Kataoka
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Shima Iwashita
is a Japanese actress who has appeared in about 100 films and many TV productions. She is married to film director Masahiro Shinoda, in whose films she has frequently appeared. She won the award for best actress at the 2nd Hochi Film Award for h ...
- Michitose
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Shoichi Ozawa
was a Japanese actor, radio host, singer, and prominent researcher and expert on Japanese folk art. He also founded the Shabondama-za theater company.
Ozawa, who was born in Tokyo, graduated from Waseda University. He began acting after college, ...
- Ushimatsu
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Fumio Watanabe
(October 31, 1929 – August 4, 2004) was a Japanese actor most known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Nagisa Oshima. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from the University of Tokyo before joining the Shōchiku studio in 1956.
Sele ...
- Moritaya Seizo
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Masakane Yonekura
Masakane Yonekura ( ja, 米倉 斉加年; 7 October 1934 – 26 August 2014) was a Japanese stage director, actor, author and illustrator who was one of the central members of the Gekidan Mingei theatre company.
Death
On 26 August 2014, Yonekura ...
- Kaneko Ichinojo
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Kei Yamamoto
(born July 1, 1940 – March 31, 2022) was a Japanese actor.
Filmography Film
Television
References
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1940 births
2022 deaths
Japanese male actors
People from Ibaraki, Osaka
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*Goro Tarumi
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Atsuo Nakamura
is a Japanese actor and politician. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1964. His younger brother Katsuyuki Nakamura is a writer.
Career
Nakamura first joined the Haiyuza theatre troupe in 1962, and became famous for his starring role i ...
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Jun Hamamura
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 1995.
Selected filmography
* ''Wolf'' (1955)
* '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956)
* '' The Hole'' (1957)
* ''The Temptress and the Monk'' (1958)
* ''Enjō'' (1958)
* ''Odd Obs ...
- Kanoke-boshi
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Kamatari Fujiwara
was a Japanese actor.
Fujiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, and was known for both being adept at comic acting, as well as being able to take on serious roles.
Early life and career
Early life
Fujiwara was born on ...
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Yukio Ninagawa
was a Japanese theatre director, actor and film director, particularly known for his Japanese language productions of Shakespeare plays and Greek tragedies. He directed eight distinct renditions of ''Hamlet.'' Ninagawa was also emeritus of the ...
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Kiwako Taichi
was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1967 and 1985.
Biography
Kiwako Taichi was born in Tokyo on 2 December 1943. She graduated Shoin Junior and Senior High School and, after training in the Haiyuza Theatre Company, ...
- Namiji
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1970 films
Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda
1970s Japanese-language films
Films produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto
1970s Japanese films
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