Rise, Fair Sun Explained

Rise, Fair Sun
Director:	Kei Kumai
Producer:	Masayuki Sato Hideyuki Shiino
Screenplay:	Hisashi Yamauchi Akiko Katsura Kei Kumai
Starring:	Tatsuya Nakadai Kinya Kitaoji Keiko Sekine
Music:	Teizo Matsumura
Production Companies:	Toho Haiyu-za Film
Distributor:	Toho
Runtime:	129 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1973 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai.^[1] It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

Cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai as Sakuzo
• Kinya Kitaoji as Asao, Haruko's lover
• Keiko Takahashi as Haruko, Sakuzo's daughter (as Keiko Sekine)
• Shin Saburi as Inashiro
• Natsuyo Kawakami
• Yôsuke Kondô as Koyama
• Kappei Matsumoto
• Yukiko Takabayashi

Release

Rise, Fair Sun was released theatrically in Japan on 27 October 1973 where it was distributed by Toho.

Sources

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 朝焼けの詩. Kinema Junpo. 27 December 2020.
2. Web site: Rise, Fair Sun . 18 March 2017 . Film Affinity.