The Rice People
| The Rice People | |
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 Original Japanese poster. | |
| Directed by | Tadashi Imai |
| Written by | Yasutarō Yagi |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Shinjirō Ehara |
| Cinematography | Shunichirō Nakao |
| Edited by | Yoshiki Nagasama |
| Music by | Akutagawa Yasushi |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Rice People (米, Kome) is a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai.[2] It was entered into the 10th Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Plot[]
Two young men, Tsuguo and Senkichi, return to their small home town during the rice planting festival, and try to make a living as fishermen.
Cast[]
- Shinjirō Ehara as Tsuguo Tamura
- Eijirō Tōno as Sakuzō
- Yūko Mochizuki as Yone Yasuda
- as Chiyo Yasuda
- as Ume Tamura
- Yoshi Katō as Takezō Yasuda
- Isao Kimura as Senkichi
- as Yoshino Tamura
- Isao Yamagata as Matsunosuke Ōta
Awards[]
1957 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress Yūko Mochizuki.[4]
References[]
- ^ "米 (The Rice People)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "今井正 (Tadashi Imai)". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Rice People". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ "ブルーリボン賞ヒ��トリー (8th Blue Ribbon Awards)" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links[]
- The Rice People at IMDb
- The Rice People at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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