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Sakura-tai Chiru

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Producing House

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for the staging of a play just before the atomic bombing.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1988-04-01

Runtime: 113 mins

Director: Kaneto Shindo

Writer: Kaneto Shindo

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Documentary, Drama

Original title: Sakura-tai Chiru

Production Companies: Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Production Countries: Japan

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