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Hymn to a Tired Man

Masaki Kobayashi

1968 • 2h 10m

During WWII, Zensaku, middle-aged and deaf in one ear, learns that his son has fallen for the daughter of a war officer responsible for the maiming.

Hymn to a Tired Man

Cast

Makoto Fujita

Makoto FujitaZensaku

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo AratamaYosiko

Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio KurosawaRenji Mukaizaka

Wakako Sakai

Wakako SakaiMariko Suzuki

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie TanakaHisataro Ohno

Kei Satō

Kei SatōTakenori Suzuki

Masao Mishima

Masao MishimaNarrator (voice)

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko NaraokaMiyo Mukaizaka

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo AratamaYoshiko Hide

Yoko Kiku

Yoko KikuSakiko Kosaka

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue HanazawaShosuke Toyama

Isao Hashimoto

Isao HashimotoKazuo Kaneko

Rie MizukiTaeko Hirayama

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Kiyoshi YamamotoSergeant Sakai

Tanaka YoshiyukiTogawa

Crew

Masaki Kobayashi

Masaki KobayashiDirector

Shūsaku Endō

Shūsaku EndōNovel

Toru Takemitsu

Toru TakemitsuOriginal Music Composer

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