The Giant

2h 7m
HistoryDrama
7.5

Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town's mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.

Cast

Setsuko Hara
Unknown
Yoshio Kosugi
Unknown
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Unknown
Sadao Maruyama
Unknown
Masako Tsutsumi
Unknown
Yuriko Hanabusa
Unknown
Ryo Sayama
Unknown
Shin Date
Unknown
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Unknown
Nobuo Kosaka
Unknown
Kō Mihashi
Unknown
Keiji Sakakida
Unknown
Keiichi Shimada
Unknown
Yo Shiomi
Unknown
Osamu Takizawa
Unknown
Kan Yanagiya
Unknown
Eiji Nakamura
Unknown

Crew

Mansaku Itami
Director, Screenplay
Victor Hugo
Novel
Jun Yasumoto
Director of Photography
Nobuyoshi Morita
Producer
Nobuo Ito
Original Music Composer
Takeo Kita
Art Direction

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