The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (1984)
A heartfelt period drama that delicately portrays the joys and sorrows of a thief and the people living on the margins of society. Ihei, played by Tatsuya Nakadai, works as a painter by day. In reality, however, he is a skilled thief. To target the home of a moneylender’s mistress, he recruits a group of amateurs to join him. Men in need of large sums of money for various reasons begin to gather around Ihei, but…
Director:
Akira Inoue
Writer:
Yasuko Miyazaki
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Tatsuya Nakadai as |
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Koji Yakusho as |
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Eijirō Tōno as |
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Ai Kanzaki as |
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Taiji Tonoyama as |
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Akemi Nakamura as |
| Writing | Yasuko Miyazaki | Screenplay |
| Directing | Akira Inoue | Director |
| Writing | Shuhei Fujisawa | Novel |
| Directing | Shinji Harada | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tomoyuki Asakawa | Music |