Silence Has No Wings
7.3
After a young boy captures a rare butterfly in Nagasaki, a caterpillar begins a relay-trip toward the northern tip of Hokkaido, serving as a silent witness to a series of vignettes featuring people struggling with the psychological and social scars of post-war Japan.
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Cast
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Mariko Kaga
Known for
Pale Flower
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Hiroyuki Nagato
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Shoichi Ozawa
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The Pornographers
The Ballad of Narayama
Fumio Watanabe
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Kyū Sazanka
Known for
Yojimbo
The Bad Sleep Well
Rokkō Toura
Known for
Kuroneko
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Toshie Kimura
Known for
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Yukio Ninagawa
Also in
W's Tragedy
Affair in the Snow
Masahiko Naruse
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Hōsei Komatsu
Known for
Double Suicide
Lady Snowblood
Kunie Tanaka
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Takeshi Kusaka
Known for
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Madadayo
Kazuo Kuroki Director · Yasuo Matsukawa Screenplay Hisaya Iwasa Screenplay
First release February 11, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO, Art Theatre Guild
Production
Nihon Eiga Shinsha
Production
TOHO
Production
Art Theatre Guild
Production
Japan
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Original title
とべない沈黙
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 11, 1966
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No release date listed for United States.
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