Challenge to Live (1961)
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War. Matters are complicated further when he falls in love with the soldier's younger sister (Tsukasa).
Director:
Eizō Sugawa
Writer:
Kaneto Shindō
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Tatsuya Mihashi as |
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Yōko Tsukasa as |
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Yumi Shirakawa 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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Akihiko Hirata as |
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Eijirō Tōno as |
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Eitarō Ozawa as |
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Susumu Fujita as |
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Yoshibumi Tajima as |
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Kyôko Kishida as |
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Masayuki Mori as |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Shintarō Ishihara | Original Story |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Directing | Eizō Sugawa | Director |
| Camera | Fukuzo Koizumi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Iwao Akune | Art Direction |
| Sound | Masanao Uehara | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Kaneko | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor |
| Directing | Takashi Tsuboshima | Assistant Director |