Akira Kurosawa’s only television work—a lyrical documentary that follows a thoroughbred from birth and training to the Japan Derby—framed by a grandfather’s narration to his grandson about the fading bond between people and horses.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryō Kinoshita
- Producer
- Tatsuhiko Goto, Yōichi Matsue
- Writer
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryō Kinoshita
- Cinematography
- Mitsuji Kanau
- Composer
- Masaru Satō
Details
- Studios
- Kurosawa Production, Nippon Television Network Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Release
- August 31, 1970
Themes
human vs naturelove of animalshorsenature