Japan / Oct 20, 1939
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tsuruzo Nakamura | Tokubei |
| Kosaburō Tachibana | Toma Yasuda |
| Sensho Ichikawa | Kyohei Matsunaga |
| Yoshizaburo Arashi | Kiemon Yanagiya |
| Toshio Arashi | |
| Minoru Bando | Toshimaro Yoshida |
| Chōemon Bandō | Teizo Miyabe |
| Ebizaburo Ichikawa | |
| Enji Ichikawa | Shobei Mogi |
| Iwagoro Ichikawa | |
| Kikunosuke Ichikawa |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | その前夜 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toho Eiga |
| Release date | 20 ottobre 1939 |
| Production | Masanobu Takeyama |
| Writer | Sadao Yamanaka, Kinpachi Kajiwara, Seikan Doi, Shigeji Fujii, Ryō Hagiwara, Hiroshi Inagaki, Shintarō Mimura, Eisuke Takizawa, Fuji Yahiro |
| Editing | Toshio Goto |
| Cinematography | Kikuzō Kawasaki |
| Assistant directors | Ryō Hagiwara |
| Camera operators | Kikuzō Kawasaki |
| Additional photography | Kikuzō Kawasaki |
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| Production design | Yasuhide Kato |
| Art direction | Yasuhide Kato |
| Set decoration | Yasuhide Kato |
| Music | Tadashi Ota |
| Sound | Tadashi Ota |
Release dates
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