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The Giant

7.519382h 7mMovieHistoryDrama

Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison…

DirectorMansaku Itami
WriterMansaku Itami
ProducerNobuyoshi Morita

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Cast · Directed by Mansaku Itami

SHSetsuko Hara
Setsuko Hara
YKYoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
DŌDenjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
SMSadao Maruyama
Sadao Maruyama
MTMasako Tsutsumi
Masako Tsutsumi
YHYuriko Hanabusa
Yuriko Hanabusa
RS
Ryo Sayama
SDShin Date
Shin Date
NKNijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
NK
Nobuo Kosaka
KM
Kō Mihashi
KSKeiji Sakakida
Keiji Sakakida

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