Thus the Divine Wind Blows (1944)
Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.
Director:
Santaro Marune
Writers:
Kennosuke Tateoka, Inosuke Matsuda.
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Tsumasaburō Bandō as Michiari Kôno |
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Chiezo Kataoka as Tokimune Hôjô |
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Utaemon Ichikawa as |
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Kanjūrō Arashi as |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as |
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Akihiko Katayama as Michitada Kôno |
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Shinobu Araki as Michitoki Kôno |
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Misako Tokiwa as Aki |
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Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka as |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as Shôni Tsunesuke |
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Kenji Susukida as Tokuemon Takayama |
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Kōju Murata as |
| Directing | Santaro Marune | Director |
| Writing | Kan Kikuchi | Novel |
| Writing | Kennosuke Tateoka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Inosuke Matsuda | Screenplay |
| Art | Kiyoshi Kawamura | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ko Matsui | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Teiji Miyahara | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |