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Crane (1988)
93 min | Fantasy, History

Crane (1988)

93 min | Fantasy, History

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

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Writers

Shin'ya Hidaka | Kon Ichikawa | Natto Wada

Producers

Hideaki Fujii | Hiroaki Fujii | Masakazu Maruyama

Composer

Kensaku Tanikawa

Cinematographers

Yukio Isohata | Masahiro Kishimoto

Editor

Chizuko Osada

Production Designers

Setsu Asakura | Tsuneo Shimura (as Inao Shimura)

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Updated May 21, 1988

Release date

May 21, 1988 (Japan)

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Sayuri Yoshinaga Tsuru (crane) Tsuru (crane) See fewer	Foundry Town (1962)
Hideki Noda Daiju Daiju See fewer	Monday (2000)
Takuzô Kawatani Umaemon Umaemon See fewer	Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten (1977)
Kirin Kiki Yura Yura See fewer	Shoplifters (2018)
Bunta Sugawara Rich man Rich man See fewer	Spirited Away (2001)
Kyôko Kishida Kichibi Kichibi See fewer	Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Kôji Ishizaka Narrator Narrator See fewer	Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966)
Michino Yokoyama Nami (as Michiyo Yokoyama) Nami (as Michiyo Yokoyama) See fewer	Daigaku no sanzôkutachi (1960)
Fujio Tokita Hunter Hunter See fewer	Castle in the Sky (1986)