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A Public Benefactor
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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1964-04-04
Languageja
Runtime2h 32m
Production

Daiei Film

7.0(2)
•1964•2h 32m

A Public Benefactor

Drama

Overview

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

Writing & Screenplay
Kaneto Shindō
Cinematography
Setsuo Kobayashi

Principal Cast

26 credited
So Yamamura
So YamamuraKappei Arima
Ayako Wakao
Ayako WakaoMitsuko Fukumura
Eiji Funakoshi
Eiji FunakoshiKazuo Arima
Noriko Hodaka
Noriko HodakaJunko Arima
Takao Itō
Takao ItōHeijiro Yokota
Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
YK
Yoshirō Kitahara
Kōji Takahashi
Kōji Takahashi
Keizō Kawasaki
Keizō Kawasaki
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Yoshiko Tsubouchi

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