The Giant (1938 film)
1938 Japanese film
- April 11, 1938 (1938-04-11)
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The Giant (巨人傳, Kyojinden) is a 1938 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mansaku Itami[1] and based on the famous five-part novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. The film's setting was changed from France to Edo-period Japan.
The great jidai-geki star Denjiro Okochi plays the Jean Valjean role, and an eighteen-year-old Setsuko Hara features as Cosette.
Plot summary
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Denjiro Okochi | Sanpei/Onuma/Sankichi |
Setsuko Hara | Chiyo |
Masako Tsutsumi | Okuni |
Hinako Katagiri | Chiyo bambina |
Ryo Sayama | Ryoma Seike |
Sadao Maruyama | Yajiro Sogabe |
Yo Shiomi | sacerdote |
Yoshio Kosugi | Narutoya |
References
- ^ "Il cinema ritrovato". Festival program. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
External links
- The Giant at IMDb
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