The Soundless Cry (1965)
Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby. Then, one day, his mother dies after drinking the medicine that Shinichi himself gave her. It is discovered that the pills contained poison. He is apprehended on suspicion of murder and taken away for interrogation, unable to defend himself - being deaf and dumb - or even to proclaim his innocence.
Director:
Hirokazu Ichimura
Writers:
Moriyoshi Ishida, Takao Yanai, Kinjiro Imai.
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Yoshiko Kayama as Sachiko Ishimoda |
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Masakazu Tamura as Shinichi Sasaki |
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Chieko Baisho as |
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Keisuke Sonoi as Koga |
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Katsumi Munakata as Detective Hirose |
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Yōko Minamida as Tokie Matsuura |
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Michiko Araki as Tatsuko Sasaki |
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Kin Sugai as Ume Tanabe |
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Kazuo Kitamura as |
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Kinzō Shin as Judge |
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Kiyoshi Nonomura as |
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Shinji Takano as |
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Eiken Shoji as Detective Tajima |
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Toshie Kimura as Tomiko Kashimura |
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Zenichi Inagawa as |
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Bonta Seshi as |
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Chinpei Hayashiya as |
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Kenji Yoshino as |
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Kojiro Tahara as |
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Kôei Yamamoto as |
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Koji Nakata as |
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Eiji Tan as |
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Hiroshi Aoyama as |
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Ryōko Mizuki as |
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Kanji Ōsugi as |
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Sanpei Hinata as |
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Shuichi Oki as |
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Nobuo Takagi as |
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Chishū Ryū as Tateno |
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Takashi Shimura as |
| Directing | Hirokazu Ichimura | Director |
| Sound | Hirooki Ogawa | Music |
| Crew | Haruo Ohara | Cinematography |
| Writing | Moriyoshi Ishida | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yoshi Sugihara | Editor |
| Writing | Takao Yanai | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kinjiro Imai | Screenplay |