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A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

Original title: Sanjûsangen-dô, tôshiya monogatari
  • 1945
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
168
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Tokue Hanazawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, Yasuhide Kato, Ayako Katsuragi, Tamae Kiyokawa, Akitake Kôno, Mikio Naruse, Hideo Oguni, Hiroshi Suzuki, Haruo Tanaka, Kinuyo Tanaka, Unpei Yokoyama, Yōnosuke Toba, Saburō Sawai, Senshô Ichikawa, Torazō Hirosawa, and Hosuke Kiyokawa in A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945)
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Tale of martial skill set in the Edo era, and completed with difficulty during the last months of WWII: the son of an archer ,who killed himself after losing a contest, takes up his father's... Read allTale of martial skill set in the Edo era, and completed with difficulty during the last months of WWII: the son of an archer ,who killed himself after losing a contest, takes up his father's former profession.Tale of martial skill set in the Edo era, and completed with difficulty during the last months of WWII: the son of an archer ,who killed himself after losing a contest, takes up his father's former profession.

  • Director
    • Mikio Naruse
  • Writer
    • Hideo Oguni
  • Stars
    • Kazuo Hasegawa
    • Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Senshô Ichikawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    168
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mikio Naruse
    • Writer
      • Hideo Oguni
    • Stars
      • Kazuo Hasegawa
      • Kinuyo Tanaka
      • Senshô Ichikawa
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Top Cast12

    Kazuo Hasegawa
    Kazuo Hasegawa
    • Kanbei Karatsu
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Okinu
    Senshô Ichikawa
    • Daihachiro
    Akitake Kôno
    Akitake Kôno
    • Kazuma Hoshino
    Ayako Katsuragi
    Ayako Katsuragi
    • Kazuma's mother
    Haruo Tanaka
    Haruo Tanaka
    • Seijiro
    Unpei Yokoyama
    Unpei Yokoyama
    • Jinbei
    Torazō Hirosawa
      Tamae Kiyokawa
      • Omatsu
      Yōnosuke Toba
      • Ronin
      • (as Yônosuke Toba)
      Saburō Sawai
      • Ronin
      • (as Saburô Sawai)
      Tokue Hanazawa
      Tokue Hanazawa
      • Ronin
      • Director
        • Mikio Naruse
      • Writer
        • Hideo Oguni
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      Details

      • Release date
        • June 28, 1945 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • История лучников Сандзюсангэн-до
      • Filming locations
        • Kyoto, Japan
      • Production company
        • Toho
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 17m(77 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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