Japan / Apr 28, 1959
1h 51min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eiko Miyoshi | Okuni |
| Sachio Sakai | (uncredited) |
| Yoshibumi Tajima | (uncredited) |
| Akira Tani | (uncredited) |
| Yutaka Sada | (uncredited) |
| Senkichi Ōmura | (uncredited) |
| Hideyo Amamoto | (uncredited) |
| Haruo Tanaka | (uncredited) |
| Kichijirō Ueda | (uncredited) |
| Fumindo Matsuo | (uncredited) |
| Chieko Nakakita | (uncredited) |
| Akira Sera | (uncredited) |
| Mitsuo Tsuda | (uncredited) |
| Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | (uncredited) |
| Setsuko Wakayama | (uncredited) |
| Ren Yamamoto | (uncredited) |
| Shin Ōtomo | (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 或る剣豪の生涯 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 28 aprile 1959 |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Hiroshi Inagaki, Edmond Rostand |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada |
| Assistant directors | Teruo Maru, Hiroshi Inagaki |
| Camera operators | Kazuo Yamada |
| Additional photography | Kazuo Yamada |
| Production design | Kisaku Ito, Yoshiaki Ito |
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| Art direction | Yoshiaki Ito, Kisaku Ito |
| Set decoration | Yoshiaki Ito, Kisaku Ito |
| Music | Akira Ifukube, Yoshio Nishikawa |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube, Yoshio Nishikawa |
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