Movie Description
三十三間堂・通し矢物語
(1945)Overview
In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumored, drove the previous champion (Kazuma’s father) to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is also very much a coward, holing himself up in an inn run by the kindly Okinu (Kinuyo Tanaka) and generally avoiding confrontation of any sort. Despite his clandestine manner, enough of the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He is saved by Karatsu Kanbei (Kazuo Hasegawa), a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it soon becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has several potentially shady ulterior motives.
Featured Crew
- Director : Mikio Naruse
- Producer : Hosuke Kiyokawa
- Writer : Hideo Oguni
- Cast : Kazuo Hasegawa,Kinuyo Tanaka,Sensho Ichikawa,Akitake Kōno,Fumiko Katsuragi,Haruo Tanaka,Unpei Yokoyama,Tamae Kiyokawa,Kimie Hayashi,Sachiko Mitani,Yōnosuke Toba,Saburō Sawai,Ryusaku Nagai,Tokue Hanazawa,Zenichiro Kito,Taizō Fukami
Cast
Kanbei Kanzamon
Okinu
Daihachiro
Kazuma Hochino
Hoshino's mother
Seijiro
Omatsu
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Facts
Original Title三十三間堂・通し矢物語
Status Released
Release Information
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1945-06-28
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 17m
Production CompaniesTOHO
Genres
- War
- Drama
- History
