Hunting Rifle
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Story of a woman, Saiko, who divorces her doctor husband when she is given a baby by a stranger who claims it is the husband's child. Saiko embarks on an affair with her cousin's husband, but a crisis threatens when she discovers that her ex-husband is about to remarry.
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Cast
18 people
Fujiko Yamamoto
Saiko Tagi
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Mariko Okada
Midori Misugi
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Keiji Sada
Reiichiro Kadota
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Good Morning
An Autumn Afternoon
Haruko Wanibuchi
Shoko Tagi
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House
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Shin Saburi
Josuke Misugi
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Equinox Flower
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Eijirō Yanagi
Uncle
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
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Masami Taura
Tsumura
Known for
Tokyo Twilight
Early Spring
Yoshie Minami
Mrs. Takagi
Known for
Ikiru
The Face of Another
Nobuko Otowa
Hama
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Koji Nakata
Also in
The X from Outer Space
Love Under the Crucifix
Hisano Yamato
Kiku
Also in
Street of Ronin
The Adventures of Chuji
Toshiko Yabuki
Sadayo
Known for
Yearning
Heinosuke Gosho Director · Toshio Yasumi Screenplay Yasushi Inoue Story
First release January 3, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Original title 猟銃
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
猟銃
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 3, 1961
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No release date listed for United States.
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