The Giant (1938 film)

The Giant
Directed by Mansaku Itami
Written by Victor Hugo (novel), Mansaku Itami (screenplay)
Distributed by Toho
Running time
 127 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

The Giant (巨人傳, Kyojinden) is a 1938 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mansaku Itami[1] and based on the famous five-part novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. The film's setting was changed from France to Edo-period Japan.

The great jidai-geki star Denjiro Okochi plays the Jean Valjean role, and an eighteen-year-old Setsuko Hara features as Cosette.

Cast

  • Denjiro Okochi (Sanpei/Onuma/Sankichi)
  • Setsuko Hara (Chiyo)
  • Masako Tsutsumi (Okuni)
  • Hinako Katagiri (Chiyo bambina)
  • Ryo Sayama (Ryoma Seike)
  • Sadao Maruyama (Yajiro Sogabe)
  • Yo Shiomi (sacerdote)
  • Yoshio Kosugi (Narutoya)

References

  1. ↑ "Il cinema ritrovato". Festival program. Retrieved 2017-07-02.


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