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Kanikôsen

  • 1953
  • 1h 52m
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Masayuki Mori and Sô Yamamura in Kanikôsen (1953)
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With Japan already suffering economically at the rise of Hirohito, the Depression adds to the tyrannical bullying by bosses,and outright kidnapping of needed labor. Can the working class ach... Read allWith Japan already suffering economically at the rise of Hirohito, the Depression adds to the tyrannical bullying by bosses,and outright kidnapping of needed labor. Can the working class achieve solidarity under these conditions?With Japan already suffering economically at the rise of Hirohito, the Depression adds to the tyrannical bullying by bosses,and outright kidnapping of needed labor. Can the working class achieve solidarity under these conditions?

  • Director
    • Sô Yamamura
  • Writers
    • Takiji Kobayashi
    • Sô Yamamura
  • Stars
    • Sô Yamamura
    • Sumiko Hidaka
    • Shôjirô Ogasawara
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    • Director
      • Sô Yamamura
    • Writers
      • Takiji Kobayashi
      • Sô Yamamura
    • Stars
      • Sô Yamamura
      • Sumiko Hidaka
      • Shôjirô Ogasawara
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    Sô Yamamura
    Sô Yamamura
    • Matsuki
    Sumiko Hidaka
    • Whore
    Shôjirô Ogasawara
    • Taiwan Tanabe
    Masayuki Mori
    Masayuki Mori
    • Doctor
    Shin Morikawa
    • Kurasa
    Sanae Nakahara
    • Natsu
    Rosak Kawarazaki
    • Boy
    Harue Wakahara
    • Dancer
    • (as Haruye Wakahara)
    Akitake Kôno
    Akitake Kôno
    • Shibaura
    Kô Mihashi
    • Asakawa
    Minosuke Yamada
    • Captain
    Hiroshi Ogasawara
    • Navy Captain
    Mikizo Hirata
    • Foreman
    Masanori Takeda
    • Broker
    Heikurô Imanari
    • Tatsu
    • (as Heikuro Imanari)
    Tokue Hanazawa
    • Kinoshita
    Fusatarô Ishijima
    • Wada
    Keiji Itami
    • Kuroiwa
    • Director
      • Sô Yamamura
    • Writers
      • Takiji Kobayashi
      • Sô Yamamura
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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1953 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Cannery Boat
    • Filming locations
      • Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
    • Production company
      • Gendai Eigasha
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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