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Before Dawn
Original title: Yoake mae
1953
2h 22m
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Director
Kôzaburô Yoshimura
Writer
Kaneto Shindô
Stars
Osamu Takizawa
Nobuko Otowa
Shin Date
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IMDb RATING
6.4
/10
12
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Top credits
Director
Kôzaburô Yoshimura
Writer
Kaneto Shindô
Stars
Osamu Takizawa
Nobuko Otowa
Shin Date
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Awards
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Osamu Takizawa
Hanzo Aoyama
Nobuko Otowa
Hanzo's Daughter
Shin Date
Hanzo's Father
Chikako Hosokawa
Mother
Fukuko Sayo
Wife
Akira Yamanouchi
Son
Masao Shimizu
Juheiji
Jûkichi Uno
Kanekichi
Taiji Tonoyama
Oxcart Driver
Mizuho Suzuki
Masahiko Tsugawa
Director
Kôzaburô Yoshimura
Writer
Kaneto Shindô
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Release date
November 4, 1966 (United States)
Country of origin
Japan
Language
Japanese
Also known as
夜明け前
Production companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Mingai Theatrical Troupe
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Runtime
2 hours 22 minutes
Color
Black and White
Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
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