The Giant

The Giant (1938)

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Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town's mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.

Director: Mansaku Itami
Writer: Mansaku Itami

Casts

	Setsuko Hara as
	Yoshio Kosugi as
	Denjirō Ōkōchi as
	Sadao Maruyama as
	Masako Tsutsumi as
	Yuriko Hanabusa as
	Ryo Sayama as
	Shin Date as
	Nijiko Kiyokawa as
	Nobuo Kosaka as
	Kō Mihashi as
	Keiji Sakakida as
	Keiichi Shimada as
	Yo Shiomi as
	Osamu Takizawa as
	Kan Yanagiya as
	Eiji Nakamura as

Crew