The Sands of Kurobe (黒部の太陽, Kurobe no Taiyō) is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai.[1][2] It is an adaptation of the novel The Sun of Kurobe (黒部の太陽; Kurobe no Taiyō) that dramatizes the construction of the massive Kurobe Dam, the tallest dam in Japan. The film was Japan's submission to the 41st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4] Produced by its stars Toshiro Mifune and Yujiro Ishihara, the film's first run in cinemas lasted for a month, significantly longer than the week or ten days that films at that time usually ran in Japan.[5]
| The Sands of Kurobe | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kei Kumai |
| Written by | Masato Ide Kei Kumai Shōji Kimoto (story) |
| Produced by | Akira Nakai |
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune |
| Cinematography | Mitsuji Kanau |
Release date |
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Running time | 196 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
edit- Toshiro Mifune as Kitagawa
- Yujiro Ishihara as Iwaoka
- Osamu Takizawa as Otagaki
- Takashi Shimura as Ashimura
- Shūji Sano as Hirata
- Jūkichi Uno as Mori
- Ryūtarō Tatsumi as Genzō
- Isao Tamagawa as Sayama
- Takeshi Katō as Kunikida
- Sumio Takatsu as Ōno
- Tappie Shimokawa
- Asao Sano
- Mizuho Suzuki as Senda
- Eijirō Yanagi as Fujimura
- Akira Yamanouchi as Tsukamoto
- Masao Shimizu as Tayama
- Hideaki Nitani as Odagiri
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "黒部の太陽". kotobank. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去". Fuji Sankei Shinbun. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Zahlten, Alexander (2017). The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822372462.
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