Japan / Mar 05, 1957
Ôban (1957)
Directed by Yasuki Chiba
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1h 58min
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Plot
A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sadako Sawamura | Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother |
| Hiroshi Tachikawa | Chôjûrô |
| Eijirō Tōno | Chaplin-San |
| Norihei Miki | Katsu Yan |
| Akihiko Hirata | |
| Ichirō Arishima | Takebayashi |
| Haruo Tanaka | Noodle Shop Owner |
| Gen Shimizu | |
| Minosuke Yamada | Murata |
| Takeo Oikawa | Jeweler |
| Akira Tani | Ushikichi, Ushinosule's father |
| Zeko Nakamura | Mata |
| Chūzaburō Wakamiya | Employee |
| Sachio Sakai | Employee |
| Yutaka Sada | Bengorô |
| Yutaka Nakayama | Yoshi Don |
| Akira Sera | Ookawara |
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| Ren Yamamoto | Conductor |
| Sōji Ubukata | Noodle Shop Owner |
| Shigeo Katō | Takaiyama |
| Kōji Iwamoto | Suzuki |
| Akira Yamada | Matsumoto |
| Katsumi Tezuka | Kojima |
| Rikie Sanjō | Chaplin's Wife |
| Keiji Sakakida | |
| Kenzo Echigo | Employee |
| Yasuzō Ogawa | |
| Chie Sugiura | Keiko |
| Akemi Ueno | Tatsue |
| Sachiko Seki | |
| Matsue Ono | Maki's Mother |
| Shōichi Hirose | The Man On The Train |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 大番 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 5 marzo 1957 |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto |
| Writer | Ryōzō Kasahara, Bunroku Shishi |
| Editing | Eiji Ooi |
| Cinematography | Taiichi Kankura |
| Assistant directors | Mikio Komatsu, Yasuki Chiba |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Kaneko |
| Camera operators | Taiichi Kankura |
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| Additional photography | Taiichi Kankura |
| Production design | Satoru Chūko |
| Art direction | Satoru Chūko |
| Set decoration | Satoru Chūko |
| Music | Masaru Satō, Hisashi Shimonaga |
| Sound | Masaru Satō, Hisashi Shimonaga |
| Collection | Ôban Collection |
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