Tsugaru Folk Song

Tsugaru Folk Song
DVD cover
Directed byKōichi Saitō
Written by
  • Kōichi Saitō
  • Takehiro Nakajima
Produced by
  • Akihiko Shimada
  • Shosuke Taga
Starring
CinematographyNoritaka Sakamoto
Edited byTomoyo Ōshima
Music byTakahashi Chikuzan
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 20, 1973 (1973-12-20) (Japan)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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

Awards

50th Kinema Junpo Award

28th Mainichi Film Award[2]

References

  1. ^ Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. Kodansha. 1982. p. 275.
  2. ^ "Japan-movie" 28 1973年 (in Japanese). japan-movie.net. Retrieved 2011-01-09.