Yellow Crow
1957 Japanese film
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Yellow Crow (黄色いからす, Kiiroi Karasu) is a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.[1][2][3]
Directed byHeinosuke Gosho
Written by
- Keiji Hasebe
- Kennosuke Tateoka
- Shigeko Yuki (dialogue)
Produced by
- Jirō Kaga
- Yoshishige Uchiyama
Starring
- Chikage Awashima
- Yūnosuke Itō
- Kōji Shitara
- Yoshiko Kuga
- Kinuyo Tanaka
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| Directed by | Heinosuke Gosho |
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| Cinematography | Yoshio Miyajima |
| Edited by | Makoto Nagata |
| Music by | Yasushi Akutagawa |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
Kiyoshi Yoshida is a 9 year old boy who loves to draw. Although he shows some talent, his teacher is worried because he draws only in black and yellow, which can mean according to color psychology that the child has no parents or is unhappy in his family.
Cast
- Chikage Awashima as Machiko Yoshida
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Yukiko Mataumoto
- Koji Shitara as Kiyoshi Yoshida
- Yūnosuke Itō as Ichirō Yoshida
- Yoshiko Kuga as Yasuko Achihara
- Chōko Iida as grandmother
- Yōichi Numata as Murakami
Awards
Legacy
Yellow Crow was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in 2022 as part of its "Beyond Ozu: Hidden Gems of Shochiku Studios" retrospective.[5]