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A Legend or Was It?

A Legend or Was It?

19636.81h 23m

Overview

A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.

Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
Written by Keisuke Kinoshita
Produced by Keisuke Kinoshita, Masao Shirai
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Top Cast

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Kieko Sonobe

Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

Yuri Shimizu

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Hideyuki Sonobe

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Shizuko Sonobe

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Shintaro Shimizu

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Goichi Takamori

Tsutomu Matsukawa

Tsutomu Matsukawa

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Kikue Mōri

Umeno Sonobe

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Kinbei Kanamori

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

About A Legend or Was It?

A Legend or Was It? is a drama, thriller, war, western film released in 1963. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, it stars Shima Iwashita, Mariko Kaga, Gō Katō. A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.

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