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A Public Benefactor (1964) — Ligoscope

A Public Benefactor

Film · 1964

A Public Benefactor

152 min · Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto

7.02
ratings

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

Cast

So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Kappei Arima

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Mitsuko Fukumura

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Kazuo Arima

Noriko Hodaka

Noriko Hodaka

Junko Arima

Takao Itō

Takao Itō

Heijiro Yokota

Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase

Yoshirō Kitahara

Kōji Takahashi

Kōji Takahashi

Keizō Kawasaki

Keizō Kawasaki

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Aikō Kawabata

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Eiko Taki

Eiko Taki

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Kuniyasu Atsumi

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Hideo Takamatsu

Hideo Takamatsu

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Kiyoko Hirai

Kiyoko Hirai

Hiroko Machida

Hiroko Machida

Crew

Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Producer: Masaichi Nagata
Writer: Kaneto Shindō, Tatsuzō Ishikawa
Cinematography: Setsuo Kobayashi
Composer: Sei Ikeno

Details

Studios: Daiei Film
Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Release: April 4, 1964

Themes

based on novel or book

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JP

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