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Sound of the Mountain
山の音
Directed by Mikio Naruse
1954•1h 36m•NR•★ 7.4
Drama
Synopsis
An aging Kamakura businessman hearing ominous rumbles from the nearby mountain which he interprets as a harbinger of approaching death watches his son's marriage disintegrate in Tokyo through infidelity, developing a tender, unspoken, and deeply melancholy spiritual affinity for his sweet, mistreated daughter-in-law. Mikio Naruse and Yasunari Kawabata's quiet, devastating psychological masterpiece starring So Yamamura and Setsuko Hara.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorMikio Naruse
WriterYōko Mizuki
CinematographyMasao Tamai
MusicIchirō Saitō
Principal Cast
Setsuko HaraOgata Kikuko
So YamamuraOgata Shingo
Ken UeharaOtto, Shuuichi
Yōko SugiTanizaki Hideko
Teruko NagaokaTsuma, Yasuko
Yatsuko Tan'amiIkeda
Chieko NakakitaAihara Fusako
Rieko SumiKinuko
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 36m (96 mins)
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DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioToho
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