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The Cannery Boat (1953)
112 min | Drama

The Cannery Boat (1953)

112 min | Drama

With Japan already suffering economically at the rise of Hirohito, the Depression adds to the tyrannical bullying by bosses,and outright kidnapping of needed labor. Can the working class achieve solidarity under these conditions?

Director

Sô Yamamura

Writers

Takiji Kobayashi (novel) | Sô Yamamura

Producer

Tengo Yamada

Composer

Akira Ifukube

Cinematographers

Yoshio Miyajima | Hanjirô Nakazawa

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Updated Sep 10, 1953

Release date

Sep 10, 1953 (Japan)

Awards

1 win

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Sô Yamamura Matsuki Matsuki See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Sumiko Hidaka Whore Whore See fewer	Nijûichi no shimon (1948)
Shôjirô Ogasawara Taiwan Tanabe Taiwan Tanabe See fewer	Êro taiheiki (1931)
Masayuki Mori Doctor Doctor See fewer	Rashomon (1950)
Shin Morikawa Kurasa Kurasa See fewer	Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)
Sanae Nakahara Natsu Natsu See fewer	Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
Rosak Kawarazaki Boy Boy See fewer	The Cannery Boat (1953)
Harue Wakahara Dancer (as Haruye Wakahara) Dancer (as Haruye Wakahara) See fewer	Hatsukoi (1939)
Akitake Kôno Shibaura Shibaura See fewer	Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Kô Mihashi Asakawa Asakawa See fewer	Wakaki hi no yorokobi (1943)
Minosuke Yamada Captain Captain See fewer	Ikiru (1952)
Hiroshi Ogasawara Navy Captain Navy Captain See fewer	Fûun kyû nari Ôsaka jô: Sanada jûyûshi sô shingun (1957)
Mikizo Hirata Foreman Foreman See fewer	Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
Masanori Takeda Broker Broker See fewer	Magistrate Toyama 4: Edo Official and Apprentice (1959)
Heikuro Imanari Tatsu Tatsu See fewer	Sono zen'ya (1939)
Tokue Hanazawa Kinoshita Kinoshita See fewer	Zesshô (1966)
Fusatarô Ishijima Wada Wada See fewer	Ultra Q (1965)
Keiji Itami Kuroiwa Kuroiwa See fewer	Botan to ryu (1970)
Hiroshi Hayashi Executive Executive See fewer	Godzilla (1954)
Yasushi Mizura Young man Young man See fewer	The Cannery Boat (1953)
Akira Tani Suda Suda See fewer	Throne of Blood (1957)
Shisuye Yamagishi Mother Mother See fewer	The Cannery Boat (1953)