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Run, Genta, Run! (1961)

Genre : Family, Drama

Runtime : 2H 26M

Director : Tomotaka Tasaka
Writer : Masashige Narusawa

Synopsis

A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.

Actors

Ineko Arima
Ineko Arima
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Mitsue Komiya
Mitsue Komiya
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Masao Oda
Masao Oda
Junji Masuda
Junji Masuda
Takashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Machiko Yashiro
Machiko Yashiro
Fumiko Okamura
Fumiko Okamura
Midori Yamamoto
Midori Yamamoto
Fujie Satsuki
Fujie Satsuki
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Akiko Kazami
Akiko Kazami
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
Tadashi Suganuma
Tadashi Suganuma
Masazumi Okabe
Masazumi Okabe
Seihachi Uchikoshi
Seihachi Uchikoshi
Hiroshi Narita
Hiroshi Narita
Tokio Kozuka
Tokio Kozuka
Kôji Sekiyama
Kôji Sekiyama
Fusatarō Ishijima
Fusatarō Ishijima
Toshitaka Itō
Toshitaka Itō

Crews

Hiroshi Ookawa
Hiroshi Ookawa
Executive Producer
Yasuo Saito
Yasuo Saito
Development Manager
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Development Manager
Ken Kondo
Ken Kondo
Original Story
Masashige Narusawa
Masashige Narusawa
Screenplay
Tomotaka Tasaka
Tomotaka Tasaka
Director
Yozo Uchida
Yozo Uchida
Sound Recordist
Yasunojo Kawasaki
Yasunojo Kawasaki
Lighting Technician
Keigo Shimozawa
Keigo Shimozawa
Art Direction
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor
Takaharu Saeki
Takaharu Saeki
Assistant Director
Masahiko Iimura
Masahiko Iimura
Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer

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