Hymn (1972)
The story tells of the adoration of Sasuke for his mistress, the blind samisen-teacher Shunkin, who treats him imperiously and subjects him to cruel beatings.
Director:
Kaneto Shindō
Writer:
Kaneto Shindō
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Nobuko Otowa as Teru Kamozawa |
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Tokuko Watanabe as Shunkin Mozuya |
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Jiro Kawarazaki as Sasuke Nukui |
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Daijirō Harada as Toshitarô |
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Taiji Tonoyama as Harumatsu |
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Rokkō Toura as Clerk |
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Daigo Kusano as Doctor |
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Tetsuji Takechi as Yasuzaemon |
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Kotoe Hatsui as Shige - Yasuzaemon's wife |
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Chūzaburō Wakamiya as |
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Kakuko Motoyama as Doctor's wife |
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Shōji Ōki as |
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Yoshinobu Ogawa as |
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Isamu Osuga as |
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Haruko Toda as |
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Kaneto Shindō as Researcher |
| Directing | Kaneto Shindō | Director |
| Writing | Junichirō Tanizaki | Novel |
| Production | Manabu Akashi | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Takesaburô Watanabe | Art Direction |
| Editing | Mitsuo Kondō | Editor |
| Production | Kaneto Shindō | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Kiyomi Kuroda | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kinshirō Kuzui | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto | Gaffer |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ichiro Tsujii | Sound Recordist |