Sakura-tai Chiru
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A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for the staging of a play just before the atomic bombing.
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Cast
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Eitarō Ozawa
Known for
Ugetsu
The Return of Godzilla
Koreya Senda
Known for
Battle in Outer Space
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Kaneto Shindō
Also in
The Battleship on the Ground
Hymn
Hikaru Hayashi
Kiyoshi Mizokami
Nobuko Otowa
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Shigemori Shigeta
Setsuo Noto
Haruko Sugimura
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Yoshiyuki Miyake
Osamu Takizawa
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Jūkichi Uno
Known for
Nobody's Boy: Remi
Onibaba
Kaneto Shindō Director · Hikaru Hayashi Composer Yoshiyuki Miyake Cinematographer
First release April 1, 1988 · Produced in Japan · Original title さくら隊散る
Production
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Production
Japan
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Original title
さくら隊散る
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 1, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 6, 2011 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Kaneto Shindô Films
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