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The Thick-Walled Room (1956)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Masaki Kobayashi
Writer : Kōbō Abe

Synopsis

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

Actors

Kō Mishima
Kō Mishima
Yamashita's sister
Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamada
Yamashita
Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi
Yamashita's sister
Toshiko Kobayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Yamashita's sister
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Kawanishi
Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Toshirô Hayano
Toshirô Hayano
Hiroshi Hijikata
Hiroshi Hijikata
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Ryuji Kita
Ryuji Kita
Shinichirō Minami
Shinichirō Minami
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki
Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai
Asao Sano
Asao Sano
Tsuneko Sasaki
Tsuneko Sasaki
Toshio Shimamura
Toshio Shimamura
Isao Suenaga
Isao Suenaga
Shozo Suzuki
Shozo Suzuki
Eiko Takamatsu
Eiko Takamatsu
Norikazu Takeda
Norikazu Takeda
Hisashi Taki
Hisashi Taki
Jun Tanizaki
Jun Tanizaki
Ryôhei Uchida
Ryôhei Uchida
Jun Yokoyama
Jun Yokoyama
Unpei Yokoyama
Unpei Yokoyama
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Hamada
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shoichi Kofujita
Shoichi Kofujita
Binnosuke Nagao
Binnosuke Nagao
Shôbun Inoue
Shôbun Inoue
Tsutomu Shimomoto
Tsutomu Shimomoto
Kimura

Crews

Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Director
Kimihiko Nakamura
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Hiroshi Kusuda
Hiroshi Kusuda
Director of Photography
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Takeshi Ogura
Takeshi Ogura
Producer
Shizuo Oosawa
Shizuo Oosawa
Editor
Mototsugu Komaki
Mototsugu Komaki
Set Decoration
Hideyoshi Hayashi
Hideyoshi Hayashi
Costume Design
Masahiro Kosugi
Masahiro Kosugi
Production Supervisor
Yûgorô Imai
Yûgorô Imai
Assistant Director
Kazui Nihonmatsu
Kazui Nihonmatsu
Assistant Director
Takamasa Kobayashi
Takamasa Kobayashi
Set Designer
Hisao Ôno
Hisao Ôno
Sound
Kazuo Ishihara
Kazuo Ishihara
Sound mixer
Kōbō Abe
Kōbō Abe
Screenplay
Kan Nakamura
Kan Nakamura
Sound Recordist
Ryozo Toyoshima
Ryozo Toyoshima
Lighting Artist

Posters and backgrounds

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