A Town of Love and Hope (1959)
Ai to kibô no machi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 2min
- Drama
- 17 Nov 1959 (Japan)
- Movie
A young man runs a scam selling pigeons that always return to his home. A rich girl takes an interest in him and tries to help him find a good job.
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| Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Yuji
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Yuki Tominaga | ... |
Kyôko
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Kakuko Chino | ... |
Miss Akiyama
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| Yûko Mochizuki | ... |
Kuniko
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| Fujio Suga | ... |
Kuhara
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Hiroshi Fujikawa | ... |
Masao
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Michiko Ito | ... |
Yasue
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Michio Ito | ... |
Yasue
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Noboru Sakashita | ... |
Taizô
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Toyoko Uryû | ... |
Isako
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Yôji Doki |
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Taiko Goto |
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Keiji Ueda | ... |
Yano
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Nobuo Takagi | ... |
Tamio
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Hisashi Taki | ... |
Policeman
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Yoshino Tani | ... |
Shoeshine
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Yasuko Gotô | ... |
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Directed by
| Nagisa Ôshima | ||
Written by
| Nagisa Ôshima | ... | (writer) |
Music by
| Riichirô Manabe | ||
Cinematography by
| Hiroshi Kusuda | ||
Editing by
| Yoshi Sugihara | ||
Production Design by
| Tomio Ikeda | ||
Art Direction by
| Kôji Uno | ||
Set Decoration by
| Michisaburô Yasuda | ||
Costume Design by
| Yoshie Taguchi | ||
Production Management
| Hitoshi Numao | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tsutomu Tamura | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Kintarô Yamamoto | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Ichiro Ishii | ... | sound mixer |
| Hideo Kobayashi | ... | sound recordist |
| Shûjûrô Kurita | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Takashi Akamatsu | ... | camera operator |
| Hiroshi Iijima | ... | gaffer |
| Hideo Izumikawa | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
| Yoshio Nakahara | ... | film development |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1959) (Japan) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2008) (Switzerland)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The director had intended to call the film The Boy Who Sold His Pigeon, but was overruled by the studio and its producer. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1984). See more » |
| Soundtracks | String Quartet No.17, K.458 La chasse: II See more » |