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Release Year1964
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes12
DirectorKoreyoshi Kurahara
WritersTensei Kono, Nobuo Yamada
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBlack Sun
About Black Sun
Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.
Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, Black Sun leans on a strong ensemble — Tamio Kawachi, Chico Lourant, Tatsuya Fuji — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1964.
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