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The Praying Man

19591h 37mMovieDrama

A woman's happiness is gained through marriage. Yet marriage does not necessarily bring happiness... Director Takizawa Eisuke adapts Tamiya Torahiko's serialised novel. A grand tale of pure love, depicting the path of a woman's happiness with a fluid touch.

DirectorEisuke Takizawa
WritersKatsumi Miki·Torahiko Tamiya

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Cast · Directed by Eisuke Takizawa

IAIzumi Ashikawa
Izumi Ashikawa
Akiko Misawa
NKNobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Shinichiro Kuraki
YTYumeji Tsukioka
Yumeji Tsukioka
Yoshie Misawa
JUJūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Professor Sasaki
YOYuji Odaka
Yuji Odaka
Hiroshi Hasuike

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The Praying Man hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 1, 1959. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.