Comedy ·Fantasy · Japan · 1961 · 1h 43m

The Youth and His Amulet

ゲンと不動明王

Director

Cast

Toshirō Mifune as Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King) Toru Koyanagi as Gen Hisako Sakabe as Gen's sister Chishū Ryū as Nobuko Otowa as Mie Hama as

Crew

Kazuo Yamada — Director of Photography Ikuma Dan — Original Music Composer Toshiro Ide — Screenplay Zenzō Matsuyama — Screenplay Shizue Miyaguchi — Writer

Synopsis

Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god Prince Fudo-Myo. Prince Fudo-Myo comes to the boy's rescue in times of difficulty.

Key Collaborators

Hiroshi Inagaki Director Kazuo Yamada Director of Photography Ikuma Dan Original Music Composer Toshiro Ide Screenplay Zenzō Matsuyama Screenplay Shizue Miyaguchi Writer

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