I Saw a Phantom Fish
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A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.
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Cast
16 people
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Fukuko Sayo
Also in
Akitsu Hot Springs
Man Who Causes a Storm
Sugisaku Aoyama
Jiroemon
Known for
Ugetsu
Sanshiro Sugata
Hisakazu Tsuji
Daisuke Itō
Chieko Higashiyama
Known for
Tokyo Story
Early Summer
Minosuke Bandô
Narrator
Akihiko Katayama
Also in
Mother
The Lady of Musashino
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Known for
Drunken Angel
Stray Dog
Hideo Ishimoto
Masao Mishima
Known for
Harakiri
Late Spring
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Daisuke Itō Director · Hideo Ishimoto Cinematographer
First release May 6, 1950 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Kyoto
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Kyoto
Production
Japan
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Original title
われ幻の魚見たり
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 6, 1950
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