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Thousand Cranes

Original title: Senba zuru
  • 1969
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Thousand Cranes (1969)
DramaRomance

The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata Yasunari.The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata Yasunari.The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata Yasunari.

  • Director
    • Yasuzô Masumura
  • Writers
    • Yasunari Kawabata
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Ayako Wakao
    • Machiko Kyô
    • Mikijirô Hira
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    70
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yasuzô Masumura
    • Writers
      • Yasunari Kawabata
      • Kaneto Shindô
    • Stars
      • Ayako Wakao
      • Machiko Kyô
      • Mikijirô Hira
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ayako Wakao
    Ayako Wakao
    • Mrs. Ota
    Machiko Kyô
    Machiko Kyô
    • Chikako Kurimoto
    Mikijirô Hira
    Mikijirô Hira
    • Kikuji Mitani
    Eiko Azusa
    • Fumiko
    Eiji Funakoshi
    Eiji Funakoshi
    • Kikuji's father
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    • Toyo
    Yôko Namikawa
    • Yukiko Inamura
    Hiroshi Kafu
    • Kanda's office worker
    Wakayo Matsumura
    • Mother in the boarding house
    Sachiko Meguro
    • Middle-aged woman
    Sumire Mikasa
    • Yukiko's friend
    Yukiko Nagano
    • Fumiko's childhood
    Nobuko Shingû
    • Kikuji's mother
    Yoshio Takee
    • Kikuji's colleague
    • Director
      • Yasuzô Masumura
    • Writers
      • Yasunari Kawabata
      • Kaneto Shindô
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      Remake of Senba zuru (1953)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Тысяча бумажных журавликов
    • Production company
      • Daiei Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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