A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

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A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945)

Directed by Mikio Naruse

War, Drama, History · 1h 17m

Young, timid bowmaster Kazuma seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumoured, drove the previous champion—Kazuma’s father—to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is very much a coward, holing up in an inn and generally avoiding confrontation. Despite his best attempts to remain clandestine, the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He's saved by Karatsu Kanbei, a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has potentially shady ulterior motives.

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Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa Kanbei Kanzamon Kinuyo Tanaka Okinu
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Sensho Ichikawa Daihachiro Akitake Kōno Kazuma Hochino Fumiko Katsuragi Hoshino's mother Haruo Tanaka Seijiro Unpei Yokoyama Tamae Kiyokawa Omatsu
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Kimie Hayashi Sachiko Mitani Yōnosuke Toba
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Saburō Sawai

Crew

Director
Mikio Naruse
Writer
Hideo Oguni
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Suzuki
Producer
Hosuke Kiyokawa

Details

Original title
三十三間堂・通し矢物語
Release date
1945-06-28
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
War, Drama, History
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
TOHO