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1938·127 min

The Giant

Name: The Giant
Director: Mansaku Itami
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1938
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Setsuko Hara, Yoshio Kosugi, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Sadao Maruyama, Masako Tsutsumi

Directed by Mansaku Itami

HistoryDrama

Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town's mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.