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Crane

Crane

Crane

1988•1h 33m•

★6.8(3 ratings)

FantasyHistory

Overview

Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will become his wife...

Director

Writers

Kon Ichikawa, Shinya Hidaka, Natto Wada

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Main Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Tsuru (crane)

Hideki Noda

Hideki Noda

Daiju

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Umaemon

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Yura

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Rich man

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Kichibi

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Narrator

Michino Yokoyama

Michino Yokoyama

Nami

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Hunter

Sumimaro Yoshimi

Sumimaro Yoshimi

Full Crew

Direction

Assistant Director: Kazuo Yoshida
Director: Kon Ichikawa

Writing

Writer: Kon Ichikawa
Writer: Shinya Hidaka
Writer: Natto Wada

Production

Executive Producer: Hideyuki Takai
Producer: Hiroaki Fujii

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Kensaku Tanikawa

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Yukio Isohata

Editing

Editor: Chizuko Osada

Art Direction

Production Design: Setsu Asakura

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "つる－鶴－" (JA).

#2

The runtime is 93 minutes (1h 33m).

#3

The film was directed by Kon Ichikawa.

#4

The screenplay was written by Kon Ichikawa and Shinya Hidaka.

#5

The score was composed by Kensaku Tanikawa.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Yukio Isohata.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0185732.

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Rating

6.8/10

Good

3 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

つる－鶴－

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

TOHO

TOHO