Tsugaru Folk Song
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| Directed by | Kōichi Saitō |
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| Cinematography | Noritaka Sakamoto |
| Edited by | Tomoyo Ōshima |
| Music by | Takahashi Chikuzan |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tsugaru Folk Song (津軽じょんがら節, Tsugaru Jongarabushi) is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Kōichi Saitō. The story is about the search for the basis of Japanese national identity, and the escape of lovers to the wonder of nature.[1]
Cast
- Kyoko Enami as Isako Nakazato
- Akira Oda as Tetsuo Iwaki
- Mihoko Nakagawa as Yuki
- Kō Nishimura as Tamezo Tsukamoto
- Kojiro Hongo
- Hideo Sato as Kanayama
- Minori Terada as Yutaka
- Haruko Toda as Waki, Yuki's grandmother
Awards
50th Kinema Junpo Award
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director for Kōichi Saitō
- Won: Best Actress for Kyoko Enami
- Won: Best Film
References
- ^ Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. Kodansha. 1982. p. 275.
- ^ "Japan-movie" 28 1973年 (in Japanese). japan-movie.net. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
External links
- Tsugaru Folk Song at IMDb
- Tsugaru Folksong at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive