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Tsugaru Folk Song (Japanese: 津軽じょんがら節, Hepburn: Tsugaru Jongarabushi) is a 1973 Japanese drama film directed by Kōichi Saitō. The story is about the search for the basis of Japanese national identity, and the escape of lovers to the wonder of nature.[1]

Directed byKōichi Saitō
Written by
  • Kōichi Saitō
  • Takehiro Nakajima
Produced by
  • Akihiko Shimada
  • Shosuke Taga
Starring
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Tsugaru Folk Song
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Directed byKōichi Saitō
Written by
  • Kōichi Saitō
  • Takehiro Nakajima
Produced by
  • Akihiko Shimada
  • Shosuke Taga
Starring
CinematographyNoritaka Sakamoto
Edited byTomoyo Ōshima
Music byTakahashi Chikuzan
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 20, 1973 (1973-12-20) (Japan)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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50th Kinema Junpo Award

28th Mainichi Film Award[2]

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