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Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)

Daigo Fukuryu-Maru (original title)
| Drama | 18 February 1959 (Japan)
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Director:

Kaneto Shindô

Writers:

Kaneto Shindô, Yasutarô Yagi

Stars:

Jûkichi Uno, Nobuko Otowa, Harold Conway | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Jûkichi Uno Jûkichi Uno ... Manakichi Kuboyama
Nobuko Otowa ... Shizu Kuboyama
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harold Conway Harold Conway
Masao Mishima Masao Mishima
Kikue Môri Kikue Môri
Yasushi Nagata Yasushi Nagata
Taketoshi Naitô Taketoshi Naitô
Eitarô Ozawa Eitarô Ozawa ... Governor
Koreya Senda Koreya Senda ... Dr. Kinoshita
Ippei Souda Ippei Souda
Taiji Tonoyama
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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

18 February 1959 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Lucky Dragon No. 5 See more »

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Kindai Eiga Kyokai,Shinsei Eiga See more »
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