The Praying Man (1959)
A woman's happiness is gained through marriage. Yet marriage does not necessarily bring happiness... Director Takizawa Eisuke adapts Tamiya Torahiko's serialised novel. A grand tale of pure love, depicting the path of a woman's happiness with a fluid touch.
Director:
Eisuke Takizawa
Writer:
Katsumi Miki
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Izumi Ashikawa as Akiko Misawa |
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Nobuo Kaneko as Shinichiro Kuraki |
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Yumeji Tsukioka as Yoshie Misawa |
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Jūkichi Uno as Professor Sasaki |
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Yuji Odaka as Hiroshi Hasuike |
| Camera | Minoru Yokoyama | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Masanori Tsujii | Editor |
| Writing | Torahiko Tamiya | Story |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Eisuke Takizawa | Director |
| Writing | Katsumi Miki | Screenplay |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Production Design |
| Sound | Masakazu Kamiya | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Noboru Kaji | Assistant Director |