One Wonderful Sunday

One Wonderful Sunday
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Produced by Sojiro Motoki
Written by Akira Kurosawa
Keinosuke Uekusa
Starring Isao Numasaki
Chieko Nakakita
Music by Tadashi Hattori
Production
company
Distributed by Toho
Release date
 25 June 1947
Running time
 108 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

One Wonderful Sunday (素晴らしき日曜日, Subarashiki Nichiyōbi) is a 1947 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is in black-and-white and runs 108 minutes.

Yuzo and his fiancée, Masako, spend a Sunday together in Tokyo. Between them they have 35 yen and are determined to make it last. The film was made during the Occupation and shows some of the challenges facing post-war Tokyo. It is notable in the Kurosawa canon because Masako breaks the fourth wall near the end of the film.

Cast

  • Chieko Nakakita as Masako
  • Isao Numasaki as Yuzo
  • Midori Ariyama as Sono, Yamiya's mistress
  • Masau Smikizu as the Dance Hall Manager
  • Ichiro Sugai as Yamiya, the black-marketeer

Awards


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