The Praying Man
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A woman's happiness is gained through marriage. Yet marriage does not necessarily bring happiness... Director Takizawa Eisuke adapts Tamiya Torahiko's serialised novel. A grand tale of pure love, depicting the path of a woman's happiness with a fluid touch.
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Cast
27 people
Izumi Ashikawa
Akiko Misawa
Also in
The Man with a Shotgun
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Nobuo Kaneko
Shinichiro Kuraki
Known for
Ikiru
Shōgun
Eisuke Takizawa
Also in
Keai-dori
Masaru Satô
Shizuo Sakagami
Katsumi Miki
Yumeji Tsukioka
Yoshie Misawa
Known for
Late Spring
Twenty-Four Eyes
Masanori Tsujii
Torahiko Tamiya
Jūkichi Uno
Professor Sasaki
Known for
Nobody's Boy: Remi
Onibaba
Minoru Yokoyama
Yuji Odaka
Hiroshi Hasuike
Also in
Smashing the 0-Line
The Man with a Shotgun
Eisuke Takizawa Director · Katsumi Miki Screenplay Torahiko Tamiya Story
First release February 11, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 祈るひと
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
祈るひと
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 11, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
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