Song of the Horse

1h 13m
DocumentaryTV Movie
5.9

Akira Kurosawa’s only television work—a lyrical documentary that follows a thoroughbred from birth and training to the Japan Derby—framed by a grandfather’s narration to his grandson about the fading bond between people and horses.

Cast

Hiroyuki Kawase
Narrator (voice)
Noboru Mitani
Narrator (voice)

Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director, Writer
Ryō Kinoshita
Director, Writer
Mitsuji Kanau
Cinematography
Takashi Koizumi
Assistant Director
Tatsuhiko Goto
Producer
Yōichi Matsue
Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer

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