The read
A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10.
Synopsis
One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and had chosen a life as a middle school teacher far away from home, but considering the circumstances, he changes his mind. As the new chief of Hojuin, Harumichi scrambles around day after day for donations. He has kept strictly to the straight and narrow, until he passes a bicycle race track where the sounds of cheering fans induce him into a new way of life...
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Key crew
- Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay
- Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer
- Nobuyuki ŌnishiScreenplay
- Shōgorō NishimuraDirector
Cast
- Shoichi OzawaCast
- Aiko ItoCast
- Yōko MinamidaCast
- Munenori OyamadaCast
- Masaya TakahashiCast
- Noriko MatsumotoCast
- Toshio TakaharaCast
- Zenpei SagaCast
- Toyoko TakechiCast
- Shōki FukaeCast
- Kotoe HatsuiCast
- Kenji KawaiCast
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Themes
bicycle race