History ·Drama · Japan · 1938 · 2h 7m

The Giant

巨人伝

The Giant poster
Director
Mansaku Itami
Cast
Setsuko Hara as Yoshio Kosugi as Denjirō Ōkōchi as Sadao Maruyama as Masako Tsutsumi as Yuriko Hanabusa as
Crew
Jun Yasumoto — Director of Photography Nobuo Ito — Original Music Composer Mansaku Itami — Screenplay Victor Hugo — Novel Nobuyoshi Morita — Producer
Synopsis

Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town's mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.

Key Collaborators
Mansaku Itami Director Jun Yasumoto Director of Photography Nobuo Ito Original Music Composer Mansaku Itami Screenplay Victor Hugo Novel Nobuyoshi Morita Producer
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