Escape at Dawn (1950)
Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love with a prostitute named Harumi, she convinces him to desert the army and live with her.
Director:
Senkichi Taniguchi
Writers:
Senkichi Taniguchi, Akira Kurosawa.
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Ryō Ikebe as Mikami |
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Yoshiko Yamaguchi as Harumi |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Adjutant |
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Hajime Izu as Oda |
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Haruo Tanaka as Noro |
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Setsuko Wakayama as Kaoru |
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Kan Yanagiya as Yamamoto |
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Yuzaburo Shimada as Kojima |
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Ko Yamamuro as Kuwashima |
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Harue Tone as Yuri |
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Mitsue Tachibana as Keiko |
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Taizō Fukami as Tachibana |
| Directing | Senkichi Taniguchi | Director |
| Sound | Fumio Hayasaka | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Taijirō Tamura | Original Story |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Writing | Senkichi Taniguchi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Assistant Director |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Production Design |
| Camera | Akira Mimura | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Masakazu Kamiya | Sound |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Masaki Ônuma | Gaffer |