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This affectionate paean to young love is also a frank examination by Akira Kurosawa of the harsh realities of postwar Japan. During a Sunday trip into war-ravaged Tokyo, Yuzo and Masako look for work and lodging, as well as affordable entertainments to pass the time. Reminiscent of Frank Capra’s social-realist comedies and echoing contemporaneous Italian neorealism, One Wonderful Sunday touchingly offers a sliver of hope in dark times.
Original Release
07/01/1947
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Isao Numasaki | Yuzo |
Chieko Nakakita | Masako |
Atsushi Watanabe | Yamamoto |
Zeko Nakamura | Dessert Shop Owner |
Ichiro Namiki | Street Photographer |
Toppa Utsumi | Street Photographer |
Ichirô Sugai | Yamiya, the black-marketeer / Black-marketeer |
Masao Shimizu | Dance Hall Manager |
Tokuji Kobayashi | Overweight apartment receptionist |
Shiro Mizutani | Waif |
Directors
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Keinosuke Uekusa
Cast
Name | Character |
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Isao Numasaki | Yuzo |
Chieko Nakakita | Masako |
Atsushi Watanabe | Yamamoto |
Zeko Nakamura | Dessert Shop Owner |
Ichiro Namiki | Street Photographer |
Toppa Utsumi | Street Photographer |
Ichirô Sugai | Yamiya, the black-marketeer / Black-marketeer |
Masao Shimizu | Dance Hall Manager |
Tokuji Kobayashi | Overweight apartment receptionist |
Shiro Mizutani | Waif |
Aguri Hidaka | Dancer |
Midori Ariyama | Sono, Yamiya's mistress / Sono, the black-marketeer's mistress |
Katao Kawasaki | Bakery Owner |
Toshi Mori | Apartment Superintendent |
Sachio Sakai | Shady Ticket Man |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sôjirô Motoki | Producer |