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Thousand Cranes

8.219691h 36mMovieRomanceDrama

The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata Yasunari.

DirectorYasuzō Masumura
WriterKaneto Shindō

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Cast · Directed by Yasuzō Masumura

AWAyako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Mrs. Ota
MKMachiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Chikako Kurimoto
MHMikijiro Hira
Mikijiro Hira
Kikuji Mitani
EAEiko Azusa
Eiko Azusa
Fumiko
EFEiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
Kikuji's father
TKTanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Toyo
YNYōko Namikawa
Yōko Namikawa
Yukiko Inamura
NS
Nobuko Shingu
SMSumire Mikasa
Sumire Mikasa
YTYoshio Takee
Yoshio Takee
SMSachiko Meguro
Sachiko Meguro

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Thousand Cranes hasn't started streaming in Philippines yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 7, 1969. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.