A port town in the Hokuriku region, around the time the Meiji era was drawing to a close. Here, there was a strange custom dating back many years: whoever won the “Competitive Drumming” held on the night of the Spring Festival would gain control of that year’s fishing grounds. Consequently, the fishing boat owners went to great lengths—even resorting to underhanded tactics—to recruit the finest drummers.
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Hiroshi Aoyama
Known for
Samurai Spy
Chieko Baisho
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Howl's Moving Castle
Weathering with You
Bokuzen Hidari
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Ikiru
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Eiko Ichikawa
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Nobuo Kaneko
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Ikiru
Shōgun
Akitake Kōno
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Sansho the Bailiff
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Shinpachi Kura
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Harakiri
The Blazing Sword
Kaoru Kusuda
Known for
Lady Snowblood
Keijirō Morozumi
Known for
Tokyo Story
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Katsuo Nakamura
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Koji Nakata
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The X from Outer Space
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Yoshiko Sano
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A Sky Full of Tears
Haitoku no mesu
Kazuo Hase Director · Kobako Hanato Screenplay Gohei Kamiya Story
First release February 5, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Original title 火の太鼓
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Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
火の太鼓
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 5, 1966
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No release date listed for United States.
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