This Way, That Way (1952)
An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly to stay with them. Their mundane lives are sent into disarray by the emotional and energetic Ako.
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Writers:
Kon Ichikawa, Natto Wada.
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Yoshiko Kuga as |
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Masayuki Mori as |
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Mitsuko Mito as |
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Chiharu Otomo as |
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Yūnosuke Itō as |
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Yūji Hori as |
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Yūko Tsumura as |
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Yūko Mochizuki as |
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Kiyoko Hirai as |
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Kikue Mōri as |
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Toshiaki Konoe as |
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Shinobu Araki as |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Saburo Date as |
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Seishiro Hara as |
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Takashi Hata as |
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Inosuke Kuhara as |
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Sachiko Soma as |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
| Writing | Kon Ichikawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nobuo Kyoto | Story |
| Writing | Natto Wada | Screenplay |
| Camera | Senkichirō Takeda | Director of Photography |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Production Design |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction |
| Sound | Iwao Ōtani | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Mitsuzō Miyata | Editor |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jiro Takeuchi | Executive Producer |