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A Baby Given by a Fox
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A Baby Given by a Fox

1945-11-08 · 85 min · Not rated

Drama · History

A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy.

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Directors
Santaro Marune
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tsumasaburō BandōTsumasaburō BandōTorahachi
Kimiko TachibanaKimiko TachibanaOtoki
Kusuo AbeKusuo AbeKatano
Shinobu ArakiKamata
Kensaku HaraKensaku HaraMatsuya Yosai
Bontarō MiakeBontarō MiakeHachizaemon
Ryūzaburō MitsuokaRyūzaburō MitsuokaUshigoro
Masahiko TsugawaMasahiko TsugawaZenta in 7 years
Mitsugu TerashimaRokusuke of Buddha
Jun FujikawaJun Fujikawa
Seishiro Hara
Takeshi Harada
Mitsusaburō Ramon

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