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Works of the Fish Man
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Works of the Fish Man

1961-08-26 · 86 min · ★ 6.0

Action · Drama

Katsujiro the fisherman overcomes his laziness when he learns of his younger sister Okiku’s unfortunate fate. Nakamura Kinnosuke stars in two roles (Katsugoro and Aoyama Harima) in this film about the tragic nature of society in the late Edo period.

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Directors
Masahiro Makino
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yumiko HasegawaYumiko Hasegawa
Kinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke Nakamura
Chitose KobayashiChitose Kobayashi
Mikijiro HiraMikijiro Hira
Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi

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