Japan / Apr 24, 1964
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ryusei Ito | |
| Tōru Sumikawa | Cop E |
| Gō Kuroda | Cop D |
| Takashi Nomura | |
| Yū Izumi | |
| Hiroshi Chiyoda | |
| Toshizō Kudō | Cop A |
| Hyōe Enoki | |
| Katsumi Ishizaki | |
| Yūzō Harumi | |
| Masaaki Yamamoto | |
| Kôji Sugiura | |
| Hiroshi Atami | Cop B |
| Toshihiko Oda | |
| Hayato Tani | |
| Yoshihiro Yamaguchi | Cop C |
| Chigusa Takayama | Grocery store proprietress |
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| Midori Mori | Hitchhiking woman B |
| Kasumi Motegi | Hitchhiking woman |
| Setsuko Watanabe | |
| Minoru Nakane | |
| Shinsuke Nagasawa | |
| Shinji Sasaki | |
| Yoshio Sugawara |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 黒い太陽 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Official site | nikkatsu.com |
| Release date | 24 aprile 1964 |
| Writer | Tensei Kono, Nobuo Yamada |
| Editing | Mitsuji Kanau, Akira Suzuki |
| Cinematography | Mitsuji Kanau |
| Assistant directors | Yukihiko Kondo, Koreyoshi Kurahara |
| Camera operators | Mitsuji Kanau |
| Additional photography | Mitsuji Kanau |
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| Production design | Kazuhiko Chiba |
| Art direction | Kazuhiko Chiba |
| Set decoration | Kazuhiko Chiba |
| Music | Toshirō Mayuzumi, Max Roach |
| Sound | Max Roach, Toshirō Mayuzumi |
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