Works of the Fish Man

Works of the Fish Man

Works of the Fish Man

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Works of the Fish Man

1961

1h 26m

6.0(4 votes)

Action

Drama

Overview

Katsujiro the fisherman overcomes his laziness when he learns of his younger sister Okiku’s unfortunate fate. Nakamura Kinnosuke stars in two roles (Katsugoro and Aoyama Harima) in this film about the tragic nature of society in the late Edo period.

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Toei Company

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Chitose Kobayashi

Chitose Kobayashi

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Creative team

Directed by: Masahiro Makino
Written by: Masashige Narusawa

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