Status: Released
Released Date: 1958-06-22
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Yasuzō Masumura
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: Giants and Toys
Production Companies: Daiei Film
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hitomi Nozoe
Yūnosuke Itō
Michiko Ono
Kyū Sazanka
Kinzō Shin
Hideo Takamatsu
Hisako Horigome
Mantarō Ushio
Osamu Abe
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Tatsuo Hanabu
Hikaru Hoshi
Kōichi Itō
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