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Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

After the war, many filmmakers were expelled from the Japanese film industry due to the Toho Dispute and the Red Purge. Amid such circumstances, there were people who set up their own independent production companies and embarked on film production without relying on corporations. This documentary film focuses on the passionate "spirit of film" of directors such as Satsuo Yamamoto and Tadashi Imai, who, despite many hardships, produced a succession of masterpieces overflowing with humanism and rebellious spirit.

Top Cast

  • Sen Yamamoto

    Sen Yamamoto

    Narrator (voice)

  • Hitomi Nakahara

    Hitomi Nakahara

    Narrator (voice)

  • Shinjirō Ehara

    Shinjirō Ehara

    Narrator (voice)

  • Makoto Akatsuka

    Makoto Akatsuka

    Narrator (voice)

  • Katsumoto Saotome

    Katsumoto Saotome

    Self

  • Yoji Yamada

    Yoji Yamada

    Self

  • Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko Kagawa

    Self

  • Kei Yamamoto

    Kei Yamamoto

    Self

  • Yasuo Furuhata

    Yasuo Furuhata

    Self

Overview

After the war, many filmmakers were expelled from the Japanese film industry due to the Toho Dispute and the Red Purge. Amid such circumstances, there were people who set up their own independent production companies and embarked on film production without relying on corporations. This documentary film focuses on the passionate "spirit of film" of directors such as Satsuo Yamamoto and Tadashi Imai, who, despite many hardships, produced a succession of masterpieces overflowing with humanism and rebellious spirit.

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