Ancient Coins (1956)
This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.
Director:
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer:
Shinji Kessoku
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Utaemon Ichikawa as |
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Hizuru Takachiho as |
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Yumiko Hasegawa as |
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Mitsuko Miura as |
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Sōji Kiyokawa as |
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Haruhisa Kawada as |
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Masao Mishima as |
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Eijirō Yanagi as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Jun Usami as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as |
| Art | Choshiro Katsura | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Directing | Sadatsugu Matsuda | Director |
| Camera | Shintarō Kawasaki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kikuo Tsunoda | Original Story |
| Writing | Shinji Kessoku | Screenplay |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |