Hymn to a Tired Man explained

Hymn to a Tired Man
Director:	Masaki Kobayashi
Producer:	Ichirô Satô Hidenori Shiino Masanori Sato
Screenplay:	Sakae Hirosawa
Starring:	Makoto Fujita Michiyo Aratama Toshio Kurosawa
Music:	Toru Takemitsu
Cinematography:	Kozo Okazaki
Editing:	Michio Suwa
Studio:	Tokyo Eiga
Distributor:	Toho
Runtime:	130 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Masaki Kobayashi.

Cast

• Michiyo Aratama as Yoshiko
• Makoto Fujita
• Toshio Kurosawa as Zensaku's son
• Tomoko Naraoka as Zensaku's wife
• Wakako Sakai
• Kei Satō as Suzuki

Release

Hymn to a Tired Man was released theatrically in Japan on 8 June 1968 where it was distributed by Toho. The film was released theatrically in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

References

Sources

• Book: Galbraith IV, Stuart . The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography . 29 October 2013 . 2008 . . 978-1461673743.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Hymn to a Tired Man . 8 April 2009 . festival-cannes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308040846/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2538/year/1969.html . 8 March 2012.