A unique and controversial film directed by Umeji Inoue, based on the original story by Shintaro Ishihara, which depicts the image of a group of young people in the agony of mistrust, love and hate with a powerful touch.
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Cast
31 people
Yumeji Tsukioka
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Late Spring
Twenty-Four Eyes
Tatsuya Mihashi
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High and Low
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Yūjirō Ishihara
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Crazed Fruit
Tōru Abe
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Shōgun
Tokyo Story
Masumi Okada
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Shōgun
Izo
Nobuo Kaneko
Known for
Ikiru
Shōgun
Kō Nishimura
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Yoshiko Fujishiro
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Crazed Fruit
Miss Oyu
Ryūzaburō Nakamura
Known for
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Yumi Takano
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Love Letter
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Eiko Higashitani
Known for
Crazed Fruit
Keiji Itami
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The Burmese Harp
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Umetsugu Inoue Director · Toshio Masuda Writer Shintarō Ishihara Author
First release December 19, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 月蝕
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
月蝕
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 19, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
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