A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

Release date : June 28, 1945
Runtime : 1h 17m
Countries of origin : Japan /
Original Language : Japanese /
Director : Mikio Naruse /
Writers : Hideo Oguni /
Production companies : TOHO /
June 28, 1945 1h 17m Japan War Japanese More
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In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumored, drove the previous champion (Kazuma’s father) to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is also very much a coward, holing himself up in an inn run by the kindly Okinu (Kinuyo Tanaka) and generally avoiding confrontation of any sort. Despite his clandestine manner, enough of the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He is saved by Karatsu Kanbei (Kazuo Hasegawa), a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it soon becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has several potentially shady ulterior motives.
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  • title:A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1945
  • Runtime:1h 17m
  • Genres: War · Drama · History ·
  • Countries of origin: Japan ·
  • Original Language: Japanese ·
  • Director: Mikio Naruse /
  • Writers: Hideo Oguni ·
  • Production companies: TOHO ·
  • Overview:In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumored, drove the previous champion (Kazuma’s father) to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is also very much a coward, holing himself up in an inn run by the kindly Okinu (Kinuyo Tanaka) and generally avoiding confrontation of any sort. Despite his clandestine manner, enough of the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He is saved by Karatsu Kanbei (Kazuo Hasegawa), a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it soon becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has several potentially shady ulterior motives.
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