Broken Drum
7.0
When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.
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33 people
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Gunpei Tsuda
Also in
Orochi
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
Sachiko Murase
Kuniko
Known for
Rhapsody in August
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Keisuke Kinoshita
Hisashi Sagara
Masayuki Mori
Taro
Known for
Rashomon
Ugetsu
Kôichirô Ogura
Taro Takahashi
Chūji Kinoshita
Heizo
Hiroshi Kusuda
Masaki Kobayashi
Also in
Unification of Japan 62
Akira Ōizumi
Matasaburo
Known for
The Life of Oharu
Good Morning
Motoji Kojima
Keisuke Kinoshita Director · Masaki Kobayashi Screenplay Chūji Kinoshita Composer
First release December 1, 1949 · Produced in Japan · Original title 破れ太鼓
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
破れ太鼓
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 1, 1949
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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