A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.
Director:
Mikio Naruse
Writer:
Shinobu Hashimoto
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Ken Yamauchi as (as Ken Kubo) |
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Ryoko Koda as |
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Masayuki Mori as |
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Akira Takarada as |
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Akira Kubo as |
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Kumi Mizuno as |
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Takashi Shimura as |
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Kyū Sazanka as |
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Yoshibumi Tajima as |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya as |
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Kunio Otsuka as |
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Chieko Nakakita as |
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Bokuzen Hidari as |
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Eiko Miyoshi as |
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Kōji Uruki as |
| Art | Satoru Chūko | Production Design |
| Directing | Mikio Naruse | Director |
| Camera | Masao Tamai | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Nobuo Ishimori | Original Story |
| Lighting | Chōshirō Ishii | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Shinobu Hashimoto | Screenplay |
| Editing | Eiji Ooi | Editor |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Koji Kajita | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Masao Fujiyoshi | Sound Recordist |