Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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Koji Tsuruta
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Shinjirō Ehara
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Midori Isomura
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Isao Kimura
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Nobuo Yana
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Seiichirō Kameishi
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Naoko Kubo
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Ken Mitsuda
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Eijirō Yanagi
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Shinji Nakahara
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Yasushi Nagata
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Hajime Sato Director · Gorō Tanada Screenplay Seicho Matsumoto Author
First release May 16, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Original title 考える葉
Production
Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
考える葉
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 16, 1962
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No release date listed for United States.
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