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The Gentle Japanese (1971)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Yōichi Higashi
Writer : Yōichi Higashi, Katsuhiro Maeda

Synopsis

A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

Actors

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Shaka
Mako Midori
Mako Midori
Juzo Itami
Juzo Itami
Soichi Ito
Soichi Ito
Noguchi
Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Konishi
Keizo Kanie
Keizo Kanie
Shige
Masaki Terada
Masaki Terada
Sakai
Rie Yokoyama
Rie Yokoyama
Maki
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Woman of the story
Shirō Ōtsuji
Shirō Ōtsuji
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Teruo Matsuyama
Teruo Matsuyama
Takashi Sue
Takashi Sue
Man on the toilet
Torauemon Utazawa
Torauemon Utazawa
Pharmacist
Hiroko Sakurai
Hiroko Sakurai
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Satoshi Akihama
Satoshi Akihama

Crews

Yōichi Higashi
Yōichi Higashi
Director
Yōichi Higashi
Yōichi Higashi
Screenplay
Katsuhiro Maeda
Katsuhiro Maeda
Screenplay
Denichi Ikeda
Denichi Ikeda
Director of Photography
Yukio Kubota
Yukio Kubota
Sound Recordist
Suzuki Naohide
Suzuki Naohide
Lighting Technician
Yōichi Higashi
Yōichi Higashi
Editor
Takako Sekizawa
Takako Sekizawa
Editor
Katsuhiro Maeda
Katsuhiro Maeda
Assistant Director
Ryutaro Takagi
Ryutaro Takagi
Executive Producer
Itsuro Hirata
Itsuro Hirata
Art Direction
Muneo Naganuma
Muneo Naganuma
Art Direction

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