Drama / Psychological
Japan,
1952, 143 min
Directed by:
黒澤明Cinematography:
Asakazu NakaiComposer:
Fumio HayasakaCast:
Takashi Shimura, Shin'ichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Nobuo Kaneko, Atsushi Watanabe, 菅井きん, Daisuke Katō, Seiji Miyaguchi (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Kanji Watanabe is a longtime bureaucrat in a city office who, along with the rest of the office, spends his entire working life doing nothing of significance. After discovering he is suffering from a terminal illness, Kanji becomes intensely self-absorbed until he finds a mission to build a playground for the children in an urban ghetto as a way of coming to peace with his life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1960 - Takashi Shimura (Best Foreign Actor)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1954 - 黒澤明 (Golden Bear for Best Film)