Basic Info
Release: February 19, 1957
Runtime: 95 min
Status: Released
The Horse Boy
1957
95 min
Overview
A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances - especially child actor Motoharu Ueki - add to the emotional power.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Shūji Sano
Isuzu Yamada
Motoharu Ueki
Shinobu Chihara
Kenji Susukida
Kokuten Kōdō
Eitarō Shindō
Tsuyako Okajima
Yoshio Yoshida
Koji Arima
Naojiro Uemura
Shigetoshi Yoda
Crew
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Shiro Fukai
Music
Tomu Uchida
Director
Sadaji Yoshida
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