The Giant (1938 film)
| The Giant | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mansaku Itami |
| Written by | Victor Hugo (novel), Mansaku Itami (screenplay) |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Giant (巨人傳, Kyojinden) is a 1938 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mansaku Itami[1] and based on the famous five-part novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. The film's setting was changed from France to Edo-period Japan.
The great jidai-geki star Denjiro Okochi plays the Jean Valjean role, and an eighteen-year-old Setsuko Hara features as Cosette.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Denjiro Okochi | Sanpei/Onuma/Sankichi |
| Setsuko Hara | Chiyo |
| Masako Tsutsumi | Okuni |
| Hinako Katagiri | Chiyo bambina |
| Ryo Sayama | Ryoma Seike |
| Sadao Maruyama | Yajiro Sogabe |
| Yo Shiomi | sacerdote |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Narutoya |
References[]
- ^ "Il cinema ritrovato". Festival program. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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- Japanese-language films
- 1938 films
- Japanese black-and-white films
- Japanese films
- 1930s historical drama films
- Films based on Les Misérables
- Japanese historical drama films
- 1938 drama films
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