A heartwarming tale of romance and thrills featuring an aging groom who discovers the potential of an exceptional racehorse hidden within an ordinary bloodline and dedicates his life to that horse, and an up-and-coming jockey, set against the backdrop of a thrilling steeplechase race.
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Cast
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Takashi Shimura
Known for
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Ayako Wakao
Known for
Street of Shame
Floating Weeds
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Known for
Floating Weeds
Yoshirō Kitahara
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Hiroko Yajima
Also in
The Blue Sky Maiden
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
橋本茂
Yukiko Todoroki
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Bontarō Miake
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Street of Shame
Kenji Oyama
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
There Was a Father
Tatsuo Hanabu
Known for
Floating Weeds
Saburo Sakai
Also in
Floating Weeds
A Wife Confesses
Eiichi Takamura
Known for
Gamera vs. Barugon
Kōji Shima Director · Kimiyuki Hasegawa Screenplay Jōji Ohara Cinematographer
First release July 19, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 花の大障碍
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Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
花の大障碍
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 19, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
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