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The Witches of the Orient

Original title: Les Sorcières de l'Orient
  • 20212021
  • 1h 40m
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Les Sorcières de l'Orient (2021)
The story of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team, the "Oriental Witches."
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The story of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team, the "Oriental Witches."The story of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team, the "Oriental Witches."The story of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team, the "Oriental Witches."

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
194
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  • Director
    • Julien Faraut
  • Writer
    • Julien Faraut
  • Stars
    • Kinuko Tanida
    • Yoshiko Matsumura
    • Yoko Shinozaki
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  • Director
    • Julien Faraut
  • Writer
    • Julien Faraut
  • Stars
    • Kinuko Tanida
    • Yoshiko Matsumura
    • Yoko Shinozaki
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    • 2User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Kinuko Tanida
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    Yoshiko Matsumura
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    Yoko Shinozaki
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    Katsumi Matsumura
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    Yuriko Handa
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    Hirofumi Daimatsu
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Coachas Self - Japanese Volleyball Coach
    • (archive footage)
    Yuko Fujimoto
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    • (archive footage)
    Anton Geesink
    Anton Geesink
    • Self - Olympic judo championas Self - Olympic judo champion
    • (archive footage)
    Sata Isobe
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    • (archive footage)
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    • Self - US presidentas Self - US president
    • (archive footage)
    Akio Kaminaga
    • Self - Olympic judo finalistas Self - Olympic judo finalist
    • (archive footage)
    Masae Kasai
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    • (archive footage)
    Maseko Kondo
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    • (archive footage)
    Emiko Miyamoto
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    • (archive footage)
    Yoshinori Sakai
    • Self - Olympic cauldron lighteras Self - Olympic cauldron lighter
    • (archive footage)
    Setsuko Sasaki
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    • (archive footage)
    Ayano Shibuki
    • Self - Japanese Volleyball Playeras Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Julien Faraut
    • Writer
      • Julien Faraut
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    The story of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team, the "Oriental Witches."
    • volleyball
    • olympic games
    • tokyo japan
    • year 1964
    • tokyo 1964 summer olympics
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      • Sport
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      The film includes extracts from 1935 short animated film 'Ban Danemon Bakemono Taiji no Maki' directed by Yoshitaro Kataoka, and extracts from 1960s animated series 'Atakku no. 1'.

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    7/10
    The triumph of sport
    The Japanese women's volleyball team that won the Gold Medal at the 1964 Olympics is the subject of this documentary. Perhaps it is not as interesting a priori as the subject of his previous documentary, "L'empire de la perfection" (Julien Faraut, 2018), but the numerous footage (including a manga series based on the team) allows the director to produce an agile documentary in montage and rhythm. The last game, however, is not as electrifying as it is wanted to make us see.
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    • Release date
      • November 26, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • UFO Distribution website
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Russian
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Raganos iš Rytų
    • Production companies
      • UFO Production
      • Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance (INSEP)
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
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      • $1,967
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White

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