The read
A Balasaur Score of 90 out of 100, drawn from TMDB 9/10. It runs long at 2h 46m.
Synopsis
A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and starring Nakamura Kinnosuke. This literary epic tells the story of how the protagonist, who has become mired in evil due to his poverty and low position, eventually awakens to humanity through an encounter with a nun. Shark was born without a father in a fishing village where the main occupation is catching sharks. In his poor and humiliating life, his only source of comfort is the tender love of his mother. However, on the night of a festival, the village burns to the ground and his mother dies. Left alone, Shark sets off for Kyoto with an old caster.
Ratings
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Tomotaka TasakaDirector
- Naoyuki SuzukiScreenplay
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kinnosuke NakamuraCast
- Yoshiko MitaCast
- Michiyo KogureCast
- Daisuke KatōCast
- Yoshi KatōCast
- Minoru ChiakiCast
- Akiko KazamiCast
- Chōichirō KawarasakiCast
- Jun HamamuraCast
- Junko MiyazonoCast
- Tokue HanazawaCast
- Ryuji KitaCast
