Movielogr
The Giant (1938)
Directed by Mansaku Itami
Overview
Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town’s mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.
Length 127 minutes
Actors
Setsuko Hara | Yoshio Kosugi | Denjirô Ôkôchi | Sadao Maruyama | Masako Tsutsumi | Yuriko Hanabusa | Ryo Sayama | Shin Date | Nijiko Kiyokawa | Nobuo Kosaka | Ko Mihashi | Keiji Sakakida | Keiichi Shimada | Yo Shiomi | Osamu Takizawa | Kan Yanagiya | Eiji Nakamura