The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe (Japanese: 黒部の太陽, Hepburn: Kurobe no Taiyō) is a 1968 Japanese epic drama film directed by Kei Kumai.^[1][2] It is an adaptation of the novel The Sun of Kurobe (黒部の太陽; Kurobe no Taiyō) that dramatizes the construction of the massive Kurobe Dam, the tallest dam in Japan. The film was Japan's submission to the 41st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[3][4] Produced by its stars Toshiro Mifune and Yujiro Ishihara, the film's first run in cinemas lasted for a month, significantly longer than the week or ten days that films at that time usually ran in Japan.^[5]

Directed byKei Kumai

Written byMasato Ide
Kei Kumai
Shōji Kimoto (story)

Produced byToshiro Mifune

Starring

• Toshiro Mifune
• Yujiro Ishihara
• Osamu Takizawa
• Takashi Shimura
• Shūji Sano

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The Sands of Kurobe
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Directed by	Kei Kumai
Written by	Masato Ide Kei Kumai Shōji Kimoto (story)
Produced by	Toshiro Mifune
Starring	Toshiro Mifune Yujiro Ishihara Osamu Takizawa Takashi Shimura Shūji Sano
Cinematography	Mitsuji Kanau
Edited by	Mutsuo Tanji
Music by	Toshiro Mayuzumi
Release date	February 17, 1968 (1968-02-17) (Japan)
Running time	196 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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