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The Day Before

A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood.

1h 27m1939TMDb 10.0

DramaHistory

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Ryō HagiwaraDirectorChōjūrō KawarasakiChōjūrō KawarasakiSentaro TakikawaKan'emon NakamuraKan'emon NakamuraHikotaroIsuzu YamadaIsuzu YamadaOsakiSachiko ChibaSachiko ChibaYoshie TodoHideko TakamineHideko TakamineOtsuTamae KiyokawaTamae KiyokawaOmasa
Sukezō SukedakayaHikobei
Tsuruzo NakamuraTokubei
Kosaburō TachibanaToma Yasuda
Sensho IchikawaKyohei Matsunaga
Yoshizaburo ArashiKiemon Yanagiya
Toshio Arashi
Minoru BandoToshimaro Yoshida
Chōemon BandōTeizo Miyabe
Ebizaburo Ichikawa
Enji IchikawaShobei Mogi
Iwagoro Ichikawa
Kikunosuke Ichikawa

Storyline

A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood.

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Info

Original title
その前夜
Status
Released
Released
20 October 1939
Runtime
1h 27m
TMDB score
10.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Ryō Hagiwara
Writers
Sadao Yamanaka, Kinpachi Kajiwara, Seikan Doi
Studios
Toho Eiga
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese