The Horse Boy

The Horse Boy (1957)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1957-02-19
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Toei Company
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Tomu Uchida

Summary

A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances - especially child actor Motoharu Ueki - add to the emotional power.

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  • Shūji Sano

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  • Isuzu Yamada

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  • Motoharu Ueki

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  • Shinobu Chihara

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  • Kenji Susukida

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  • Kokuten Kōdō

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  • Eitarō Shindō

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  • Tsuyako Okajima

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  • Yoshio Yoshida

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  • Koji Arima

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  • Naojiro Uemura

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  • Shigetoshi Yoda

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  • 不二和子

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  • Chietaro Kataoka

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  • Ryuji Kazuki

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  • Kin'nosuke Fujiki

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  • Hideo Shimada

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  • Reiko Miyama

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  • Namiji Umemura

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  • Satomi Oka

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  • Tsukie Matsuura

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  • Kikue Mōri

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  • Tamami Natsu

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  • Masao Hori

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  • Kinnosuke Takamatsu

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Writing Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay
Sound Shiro Fukai Music
Directing Tomu Uchida Director
Crew Sadaji Yoshida Cinematography
Writing Monzaemon Chikamatsu Novel

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