Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next (1951)
In Shimizu’s sequel to his 1948 masterpiece, a journalist arrives in the secluded foothills of Izu to find a hidden commune to ask, “What happened to the children of the Beehive?” Three years have passed and her question situates itself not only in the realm of Shimizu’s craft, but that of reality: What became of the war orphans Shimizu raised?
Director:
Hiroshi Shimizu
Writer:
Hiroshi Shimizu
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Shinichiro Kubota as |
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Masaru Oba as |
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Mitsuo Harada as |
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Eiko Tajima as |
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Norio Tani as |
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Setsuko Himori as |
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Nobue Baba as |
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Yotaka Iwamoto as |
| Production | Shinichi Sekizawa | Production Designer |
| Directing | Hiroshi Shimizu | Director |
| Writing | Hiroshi Shimizu | Screenplay |
| Sound | Senji Ito | Music |
| Camera | Saburo Furuyama | Director of Photography |