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Shitô no densetsu ()


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A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove, which eventually leads to a violent tragedy.

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Kieko Sonobe
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Yuri Shimizu
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Hideyuki Sonobe
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Shizuko Sonobe
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Shintarô Shimizu
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Gôichi Takamori
Tsutomu Matsukawa ...
Norio Sonobe
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Narrator
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Kinbei Kanamori
Tokue Hanazawa ...
Sansuke
Kiyoshi Nonomura ...
Policeman Hayashi
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Gen-san
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Umeno Sonobe
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Old man
Ushio Akashi ...
Head teacher
Kôichi Nakata ...
Assistant inspector
Hiroshi Aoyama ...
Policeman
Akira Oze ...
Shôta
Yukiko Asada ...
Kagari
Kimiyo Ôtsuka
Kazuko Motohashi
Ryôko Mizuki
Tatsuko Kusaka
Tomoko Saitô
Akiko Nakamura
Yoshino Tani
Haruko Chichibu
Kamon Kawamura
Tsutomu Niijima
Jun Tanizaki
Eiji Tsumura
Yûji Takasugi
Koji Shirotani
Kenji Sonoda
Tsutomu Aoki

Directed by

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Keisuke Kinoshita

Written by

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Keisuke Kinoshita ... (writer)

Produced by

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Keisuke Kinoshita ... producer
Masaharu Kokaji ... co-producer
Masao Shirai ... producer

Music by

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Chûji Kinoshita

Cinematography by

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Hiroshi Kusuda

Film Editing by

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Yoshi Sugihara

Art Direction by

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Chiyoo Umeda

Set Decoration by

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Hachirô Sôda

Costume Design by

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Kôji Saitô

Production Management

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Isao Ikemizu ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hideo Sakurai ... assistant director

Art Department

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Toshio Takahashi ... set designer

Sound Department

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Shûzô Horikawa ... sound effects editor
Hideo Kobayashi ... sound recordist
Shôtarô Yoshida ... sound mixer
Hisao Ôno ... sound recordist / sound

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Yasukuni Toida ... lighting technician
Ryôzô Toyoshima ... gaffer
Hiroshi Watanabe ... assistant camera

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Masaru Ôhashi ... public relations

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Plot Summary

A young woman who has been evacuated to Hokkaido with her family during wartime receives a marriage proposal from the son of the village head, but declines on account of his barbarous acts during the war. She and her family are ousted from the village, but her suitor refuses to give up.

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Also Known As
  • 死闘の伝説 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Legend of a Duel to the Death (United States)
  • Legend of a Duel to the Death (World-wide, English title)
  • A Legend or Was It (United States)
  • Legend of a Duel to the Death (United Kingdom)
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  • 83 min
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