Hymn (1972)
Shunkin es una maestra ciega de shamisen y koto (instrumentos musicales japoneses). Ella atormenta y tortura a sus estudiantes, incluyendo a su siempre fiel aprendiz/servidor/amante, Sasuke. Cuando uno de sus enemigos vierte agua hirviendo sobre su cara, dejándole cicatrices para toda la vida, Sasuke adopta todo tipo de medidas para asegurarse de no volver ya a ver la cara de ella. La historia es contada por su antigua criada, en un asilo de ancianos, a un investigador, personaje interpretado por el propio director sin acreditar.
Directora:
Kaneto Shindō
Escritor:
Kaneto Shindō
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乙羽信子 as Teru Kamozawa |
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渡辺とく子 as Shunkin Mozuya |
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河原崎次郎 as Sasuke Nukui |
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原田大二郎 as Toshitarô |
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殿山泰司 as Harumatsu |
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戸浦六宏 as Clerk |
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草野大悟 as Doctor |
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武智鉄二 as Yasuzaemon |
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初井言榮 as Shige - Yasuzaemon's wife |
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若宮忠三郎 as |
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本山可久子 as Doctor's wife |
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大木正司 as |
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Yoshinobu Ogawa as |
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Isamu Osuga as |
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戸田春子 as |
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Kaneto Shindō as Researcher |
| Directing | Kaneto Shindō | Director |
| Writing | Junichirō Tanizaki | Novel |
| Production | Manabu Akashi | Executive Producer |
| Sound | 林光 | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Takesaburô Watanabe | Art Direction |
| Editing | 近藤光雄 | Editor |
| Production | Kaneto Shindō | Executive Producer |
| Camera | 黒田清巳 | Director of Photography |
| Production | 葛井欣士郎 | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | 岡本健一 | Gaffer |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Sound | 辻井一郎 | Sound Recordist |