Drama · Japan · 1968 · 2h 10m

Hymn to a Tired Man

日本の青春

Hymn to a Tired Man poster
Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Cast
Makoto Fujita as Zensaku Michiyo Aratama as Yosiko Toshio Kurosawa as Renji Mukaizaka Wakako Sakai as Mariko Suzuki Kunie Tanaka as Hisataro Ohno Kei Satō as Takenori Suzuki
Crew
Kōzō Okazaki — Director of Photography Michio Suwa — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Sakae Hirosawa — Screenplay Shūsaku Endō — Novel Ichirō Satō — Producer
Synopsis

During WWII, Zensaku, middle-aged and deaf in one ear, learns that his son has fallen for the daughter of a war officer responsible for the maiming.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or book
Key Collaborators
Masaki Kobayashi Director Kōzō Okazaki Director of Photography Michio Suwa Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Sakae Hirosawa Screenplay Shūsaku Endō Novel Ichirō Satō Producer Hideyuki Shiino Producer Masayuki Satō Producer Motoji Kojima Production Design
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