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Ancient Coins

Ancient Coins

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This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

29 August 1956

Country

Japan

Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa

Hizuru Takachiho

Hizuru Takachiho

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Mitsuko Miura

Mitsuko Miura

Sōji Kiyokawa

Sōji Kiyokawa

Haruhisa Kawada

Haruhisa Kawada

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Jun Usami

Jun Usami

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

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