

Sakura-tai Chiru
1988-04-01 · 113 min · ★ 6.8
A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for the staging of a play just before the atomic bombing.
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- Directors
- Kaneto Shindō
- Production companies
- Kindai Eiga Kyokai
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Eitarō Ozawa
Koreya Senda
Nobuko Otowa
Haruko Sugimura
Osamu Takizawa
Jūkichi Uno
Yasuko Yagami
Taiji Tonoyama
Jun Hamamura
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Harue Tone
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