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The Gentle Japanese
The Gentle Japanese
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The Gentle Japanese

Original Title: やさしいにっぽん人

1971
1h 58m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1971

Runtime

1h 58m

Storyline

A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Mar 5, 1971
Languages
Japanese
Director
Yōichi Higashi
Yōichi Higashi
Production
Higashi Productions
Higashi Productions
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

17 Cast Members

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Shaka

Mako Midori

Mako Midori

Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami

Soichi Ito

Noguchi

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Konishi

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Shige

Masaki Terada

Sakai

Rie Yokoyama

Rie Yokoyama

Maki

Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Woman of the story

Shirō Ōtsuji

Shirō Ōtsuji

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Teruo Matsuyama

Takashi Sue

Man on the toilet

Torauemon Utazawa

Torauemon Utazawa

Pharmacist

Hiroko Sakurai

Hiroko Sakurai

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Satoshi Akihama

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