Drama ·Romance · Japan · 1947 · 1h 48m

One Wonderful Sunday

素晴らしき日曜日

One Wonderful Sunday poster

Director

Cast

Isao Numasaki as Yuzo Chieko Nakakita as Masako Atsushi Watanabe as Yamamoto Zeko Nakamura as Dessert Shop Owner Toppa Utsumi as Street Photographer Ichiro Namiki as Street Photographer

Crew

Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography Tadashi Hattori — Original Music Composer Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay Keinosuke Uekusa — Screenplay Sōjirō Motoki — Producer Kazuo Kubo — Production Design

Synopsis

Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, small pleasures, and a little hope.

Mood & Themes

breaking the fourth wall tokyo, japan poverty fiancé fiancée relationship post war japan occupation

Key Collaborators

Akira Kurosawa Director Asakazu Nakai Director of Photography Tadashi Hattori Original Music Composer Akira Kurosawa Screenplay Keinosuke Uekusa Screenplay Sōjirō Motoki Producer Kazuo Kubo Production Design

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