Release Date

28 Jun, 1945

Runtime

01:17: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumored, drove the previous champion (Kazuma’s father) to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is also very much a coward, holing himself up in an inn run by the kindly Okinu (Kinuyo Tanaka) and generally avoiding confrontation of any sort. Despite his clandestine manner, enough of the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He is saved by Karatsu Kanbei (Kazuo Hasegawa), a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it soon becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has several potentially shady ulterior motives.

Original Title

三十三間堂・通し矢物語

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Actors

長谷川一夫

Kinuyo Tanaka

市川扇升

河野秋武

葛城文子

田中春男

横山運平

清川玉枝

Kimiko Hayashi

Sachiko Mitani

鳥羽陽之助

沢井三郎

Ryusaku Nagai

花沢徳衛

Zenichiro Kito

深見泰三

Crew

成瀬巳喜男

小国英雄

Yasuhide Kato

Minesuke Kiyokawa

Hiroshi Suzuki

Ko Fujibayashi