Japan / Oct 18, 2008 / Tokyo International Film Festival
2h 7min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly. When the horse is grown, the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army. Ine struggles to prevent the sale.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sadao Maruyama | Master Yamashita, the teacher |
| Sadako Sawamura | Kikuko Yamashita |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Zenzo Sakuma |
| Tsuruko Mano | Mrs. Sakuma |
| Ayako Matsuoka | Their daughter |
| Sōji Kiyokawa | Mr. Sakamoto |
| Jun Masaki | Horse buyer |
| Tokiichiro Osaki | Horse Buyer |
| Ko Yamamuro | Horse Seller |
| Yōji Misaki | Horse Seller |
| Shinsuke Namiki | Horse Seller |
| Shunjûrô Sawamura | Prayer |
| Kyokuyo Tamai | Community Leader |
| Takashi Narita | Young Man |
| Hiroshi Yanagiya | Young Man |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 馬 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toho Eiga |
| Release date | 11 marzo 1941 |
| Executive producer | Nobuyoshi Morita |
| Writer | Kajirō Yamamoto, Akira Kurosawa |
| Editing | Toshio Goto |
| Cinematography | Akira Mimura, Hiromitsu Karasawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Takeo Itō |
| Assistant directors | Akira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda, Kajirō Yamamoto |
| Lighting | Masaki Ônuma |
| Camera operators | Akira Mimura, Hiromitsu Karasawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Takeo Itō |
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| Additional photography | Akira Mimura, Hiromitsu Karasawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Takeo Itō |
| Production design | Takashi Matsuyama |
| Art direction | Takashi Matsuyama |
| Set decoration | Takashi Matsuyama |
| Music | Shigeaki Kitamura, Tomohisa Higuchi |
| Sound | Tomohisa Higuchi, Shigeaki Kitamura |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Mar 11, 1941
United States / May 09, 1986
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