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Hymn to a Tired Man

8.219682h 10mMovieDrama

During WWII, Zensaku, middle-aged and deaf in one ear, learns that his son has fallen for the daughter of a war officer responsible for the maiming.

DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
WriterSakae Hirosawa
ProducersIchirō Satō·Hideyuki Shiino

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Hymn to a Tired Man isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

MFMakoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita
Zensaku
MAMichiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Yosiko
TKToshio Kurosawa
Toshio Kurosawa
Renji Mukaizaka
WSWakako Sakai
Wakako Sakai
Mariko Suzuki
KTKunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Hisataro Ohno
KSKei Satō
Kei Satō
Takenori Suzuki
MMMasao Mishima
Masao Mishima
Narrator (voice)
TNTomoko Naraoka
Tomoko Naraoka
Miyo Mukaizaka
MAMichiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Yoshiko Hide
YKYoko Kiku
Yoko Kiku
Sakiko Kosaka
THTokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa
Shosuke Toyama
IHIsao Hashimoto
Isao Hashimoto
Kazuo Kaneko

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