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The Horse Boy

The Horse Boy

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📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1957-02-19
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Shūji Sano original image
Shūji Sano
Isuzu Yamada original image
Isuzu Yamada
Motoharu Ueki original image
Motoharu Ueki
Shinobu Chihara original image
Shinobu Chihara
Kenji Susukida original image
Kenji Susukida
Kokuten Kōdō original image
Kokuten Kōdō
Eitarō Shindō original image
Eitarō Shindō
Tsuyako Okajima original image
Tsuyako Okajima
Yoshio Yoshida original image
Yoshio Yoshida
Koji Arima original image
Koji Arima
Naojiro Uemura original image
Naojiro Uemura
Shigetoshi Yoda original image
Shigetoshi Yoda
不二和子 original image
不二和子
Chietaro Kataoka original image
Chietaro Kataoka
Ryuji Kazuki original image
Ryuji Kazuki
Kin'nosuke Fujiki original image
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Hideo Shimada original image
Hideo Shimada
Reiko Miyama original image
Reiko Miyama
Namiji Umemura original image
Namiji Umemura
Satomi Oka original image
Satomi Oka
Tsukie Matsuura original image
Tsukie Matsuura
Kikue Mōri original image
Kikue Mōri
Tamami Natsu original image
Tamami Natsu
Masao Hori original image
Masao Hori
Kinnosuke Takamatsu original image
Kinnosuke Takamatsu

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