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The Ditch (1954)
111 min | Drama

The Ditch (1954)

111 min | Drama

Postwar Tokyo. Pin (Jukichi Uno) and Toku (Taiji Tonoyama) live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru (Nobuko Otowa), a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house.

Director

Kaneto Shindô

Writers

Kaneto Shindô | Gorô Tanada

Producer

Kôzaburô Yoshimura (producer)

Composer

Akira Ifukube

Cinematographer

Takeo Itô

Editor

Zenju Imaizumi

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Updated Jul 27, 1954

Release date

Jul 27, 1954 (Japan)

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42 cast members

Name	Known for
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