Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will become his wife...
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Cast
19 people
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tsuru (crane)
Known for
Buddha: The Great Departure
The Makioka Sisters
Hideki Noda
Daiju
Known for
Monday
Shin'ya Hidaka
Kon Ichikawa
Shinya Hidaka
Hideaki Fujii
Takuzō Kawatani
Umaemon
Known for
Empire of Passion
The Street Fighter
Hiroaki Fujii
Also in
Two Days with Yukio Mishima
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
Kirin Kiki
Yura
Known for
Sweet Bean
Arrietty
Natto Wada
Masakazu Maruyama
Bunta Sugawara
Rich man
Known for
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Kon Ichikawa Director · Natto Wada Writer Shinya Hidaka Writer
First release May 21, 1988 · Produced in Japan · Original title つる－鶴－
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
つる－鶴－
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 21, 1988
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