Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
| Live Today, Die Tomorrow! | |
|---|---|
 The Japanese poster. | |
| Directed by | Kaneto Shindo |
| Produced by |
Hisao Itoya Kazuo Kuwahara Setsuo Noto |
| Written by |
Shozo Matsuda Kaneto Shindo |
| Starring |
Daijiro Harada Nobuko Otowa |
| Music by | Hikaru Hayashi |
| Cinematography | Kiyomi Kuroda |
| Edited by | Hisao Enoki |
| Distributed by | Kindai Eiga Kyokai |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (Japanese: Hadaka no jukyusai) is a 1970 Japanese drama film based on the true story of Norio Nagayama. It was directed by Kaneto Shindo based on his own screenplay, and starred Daijiro Harada and Nobuko Otowa.
Plot
Michio Yamada (Daijiro Harada), a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme. He takes a gun from a house on an American base and uses it to kill several people.
The scene changes to Yamada's childhood. Yamada is born the child of a reprobate and a weak-willed woman (Nobuko Otowa). As a boy Yamada experiences poverty and the rape of his sister at first hand.
Cast
- Daijiro Harada as Michio Yamada
- Nobuko Otowa as Take Yamada
- Keiko Torii as Sakie Hayashi
- Kiwako Taichi as Friend
- Kei Sato as Detective
- Daigo Kusano as Hanjiro Yamada
Reception
The film won the Golden Prize at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival in 1971.[1]
References
- ↑ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
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