The Witches of the Orient (2021)
Les Sorcières de l'Orient (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 40min
- Documentary, Sport
- 26 Nov 2021 (USA)
- Movie
The story of the 1964 Japanese Olympic volleyball team, the "Oriental Witches."
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Kinuko Tanida | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
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Yoshiko Matsumura | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
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Yoko Shinozaki | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
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Katsumi Matsumura | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
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Yuriko Handa | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player
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Hirofumi Daimatsu | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Coach (archiveFootage)
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Yuko Fujimoto | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player (archiveFootage)
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| Anton Geesink | ... |
Self - Olympic judo champion (archiveFootage)
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Sata Isobe | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player (archiveFootage)
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| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... |
Self - US president (archiveFootage)
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Akio Kaminaga | ... |
Self - Olympic judo finalist (archiveFootage)
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Masae Kasai | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player (archiveFootage)
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Maseko Kondo | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player (archiveFootage)
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Emiko Miyamoto | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player (archiveFootage)
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Yoshinori Sakai | ... |
Self - Olympic cauldron lighter (archiveFootage)
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Setsuko Sasaki | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player (archiveFootage)
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Ayano Shibuki | ... |
Self - Japanese Volleyball Player (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Julien Faraut | ||
Written by
| Julien Faraut | ... | () |
Produced by
| William Jéhannin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jason Lytle | ||
| K. Raw | ... | (as K-Raw) |
Cinematography by
| Yutaka Yamazaki | ||
Editorial Department
| Mathilde Delacroix | ... | colorist |
| Marie Pascaud | ... | assistant editor |
Sound Department
| Léon Rousseau | ... | sound mixer |
Additional Crew
| Sébastien Lachaussée | ... | Legal Advisor |
Thanks
| Jason Lytle | ... | thanks |
| Kinuko Tanida | ... | in memory of (as Tanida-san) |
| Ghani Yalouz | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- UFO Production
- Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance (INSEP) (in association with)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
Distributors
- Lightdox (2021) (United States) (theatrical)
- UFO Distribution (2021) (France) (theatrical)
- Uzumasa (2021) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Films We Like (2021) (Canada)
- Modern Films (2021) (United Kingdom)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cosmodigital (post-production)
Storyline
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 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'. See more » |