The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe (黒部の太陽, Kurobe no Taiyō) is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai.[1] It was Japan's submission to the 41st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3] Produced by its stars Toshiro Mifune and Yujiro Ishihara, the film's first run in cinemas lasted for a month, significantly longer than the week or ten days that films at that time usually ran in Japan.[4]
| The Sands of Kurobe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kei Kumai |
| Produced by | Akira Nakai |
| Written by | Masato Ide Kei Kumai Shōji Kimoto (story) |
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune |
| Cinematography | Mitsuji Kanau |
Release date |
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Running time | 196 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Toshiro Mifune as Kitagawa
- Yujiro Ishihara as Iwaoka
- Osamu Takizawa as Otagaki
- Takashi Shimura as Ashimura
- Shūji Sano as Hirata
- Jūkichi Uno as Mori
- Ryūtarō Tatsumi as Genzō
- Isao Tamagawa as Sayama
- Takeshi Katō as Kunikida
- Sumio Takatsu as Ōno
- Tappie Shimokawa
- Asao Sano
- Eijirō Yanagi as Fujimura
- Akira Yamauchi as Tsukamoto
See also
- List of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去". Fuji Sankei Shinbun. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Zahlten, Alexander (2017). The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822372462.
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