The Phantom Horse

The Phantom Horse (幻の馬, Maboroshi no uma) is a 1955 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese drama film directed by Koji Shima. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Directed byKoji Shima

Written by

• Hiroaki Fujii
• Kimiyuki Hasegawa
• Koji Shima

Produced by

• Masaichi Nagata
• Kazuo Tsukaguchi

Starring

• Bontarô Miyake
• Ayako Wakao
• Yukihiro Iwatare
• Yoshiro Kitahara
• Koreya Senda
• Eijirō Yanagi
• Akihiko Yusa

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The Phantom Horse
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Directed by	Koji Shima
Written by	Hiroaki Fujii Kimiyuki Hasegawa Koji Shima
Produced by	Masaichi Nagata Kazuo Tsukaguchi
Starring	Bontarô Miyake Ayako Wakao Yukihiro Iwatare Yoshiro Kitahara Koreya Senda Eijirō Yanagi Akihiko Yusa
Cinematography	Michio Takahashi
Edited by	Tōyō Suzuki
Music by	Seitarō Ōmori Kōji Shima
Distributed by	Daiei
Release date	20 July 1955 (1955-07-20) [1]
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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The film is loosely based on the life of Tokino Minoru, a race horse whose life was cut short not long after winning the Tōkyō Yūshun and was owned by Masaichi Nagata.^[3]