Black Sun (1964)

  • NR
  • 04/24/1964 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 35m

Overview

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.

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Director

Tensei Kono

Story

Nobuo Yamada

Screenplay

Cast

Tamio Kawachi's headshot

Tamio Kawachi

Akira
Chico Lourant's headshot

Chico Lourant

Gill
Tatsuya Fuji's headshot

Tatsuya Fuji

Akira's Buddy
Yuko Chishiro's headshot

Yuko Chishiro

Yuki
Hideji Ōtaki's headshot

Hideji Ōtaki

Old Man at the Junk Shop
Shogen Nitta's headshot

Shogen Nitta

Engineer
Zenji Yamada's headshot

Zenji Yamada

Owner
Ryusei Ito's headshot

Ryusei Ito

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