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Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Heinosuke Gosho
Writer : Hideo Oguni

Synopsis

Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the most compelling example of his concern for, and insights into, the everyday lives of lower-middle-class people. Based on Rinzo Shiina’s novel of the absurd, the film depicts the lives of two couples against the backdrop of Tokyo’s growing industrialization during the 1950s.

Actors

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Hiroko Ogata
Ken Uehara
Ken Uehara
Ryukichi Ogata
Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Senko Azuma
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Kenzo Kubo
Chieko Seki
Chieko Seki
Yukiko Ikeda
Ranko Hanai
Ranko Hanai
Katsuko Ishibashi
Takeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
Tokuji Kawamura
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Chuji Tsukahara
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Ranko
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Kayo Nojima
Hikaru Hoshi
Hikaru Hoshi
Zeko Nakamura
Zeko Nakamura
Shigeru Ogura
Shigeru Ogura
Eiko Ôhara
Eiko Ôhara
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Masao Takamatsu
Masao Takamatsu
Hiroshi Tsukiji
Hiroshi Tsukiji
Rei Ishikawa
Rei Ishikawa
Sakutarō Yamakawa
Sakutarō Yamakawa
Shin Mogami
Shin Mogami
Tomohiko Ôtani
Tomohiko Ôtani
Nagamasa Yamada
Nagamasa Yamada
Toshi Komori
Toshi Komori
Eijirô Kawai
Eijirô Kawai
Emiko Toba
Emiko Toba
Michiyo Yoshimoto
Michiyo Yoshimoto
Infant

Crews

Heinosuke Gosho
Heinosuke Gosho
Director
Rinzo Shiina
Rinzo Shiina
Novel
Yoshishige Uchiyama
Yoshishige Uchiyama
Producer
Yasushi Akutagawa
Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer
Mitsuo Miura
Mitsuo Miura
Director of Photography
Shin Osada
Shin Osada
Editor
Tomoo Shimogawara
Tomoo Shimogawara
Art Direction
Akira Miwa
Akira Miwa
Assistant Director
Shintarô Kawasaki
Shintarô Kawasaki
Production Manager
Yûji Dôgen
Yûji Dôgen
Sound
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay

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