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The Horse Boy
The Horse Boy

The Horse Boy

Genres

Drama

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A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances - especially child actor Motoharu Ueki - add to the emotional power.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

19 February 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Motoharu Ueki

Motoharu Ueki

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

Kenji Susukida

Kenji Susukida

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Tsuyako Okajima

Tsuyako Okajima

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Koji Arima

Koji Arima

Naojiro Uemura

Naojiro Uemura

Shigetoshi Yoda

Shigetoshi Yoda

不二和子

不二和子

Chietaro Kataoka

Chietaro Kataoka

Ryuji Kazuki

Ryuji Kazuki

Kin'nosuke Fujiki

Kin'nosuke Fujiki

Hideo Shimada

Hideo Shimada

Reiko Miyama

Reiko Miyama

Namiji Umemura

Namiji Umemura

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Tsukie Matsuura

Tsukie Matsuura

Kikue Mōri

Kikue Mōri

Tamami Natsu

Tamami Natsu

Masao Hori

Masao Hori

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

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