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One Wonderful Sunday

One Wonderful Sunday

19477.21h 48m

Overview

Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, small pleasures, and a little hope.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Keinosuke Uekusa
Produced by Sōjirō Motoki
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Top Cast

Isao Numasaki

Isao Numasaki

Yuzo

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Masako

Atsushi Watanabe

Atsushi Watanabe

Yamamoto

Zeko Nakamura

Zeko Nakamura

Dessert Shop Owner

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Toppa Utsumi

Street Photographer

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Ichiro Namiki

Street Photographer

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Black-marketeer

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Dance Hall Manager

Tokuji Kobayashi

Tokuji Kobayashi

Overweight apartment receptionist

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Shiro Mizutani

Waif

Themes & Keywords

breaking the fourth walltokyo, japanpovertyfiancé fiancée relationshippost war japanoccupation

About One Wonderful Sunday

One Wonderful Sunday is a drama, romance film released in 1947 exploring themes of breaking the fourth wall, tokyo, japan, poverty, fiancé fiancée relationship, post war japan, occupation. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, it stars Isao Numasaki, Chieko Nakakita, Atsushi Watanabe. Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, small pleasures, and a little hope.

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