Crane (1988)

  • NR
  • 05/21/1988 (JP)
  • Fantasy, History
  • 1h 33m

Overview

Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will become his wife...

Kon Ichikawa

Writer, Director

Shinya Hidaka

Writer

Natto Wada

Writer

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga's headshot

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Tsuru (crane)
Hideki Noda's headshot

Hideki Noda

Daiju
Takuzō Kawatani's headshot

Takuzō Kawatani

Umaemon
Kirin Kiki's headshot

Kirin Kiki

Yura
Bunta Sugawara's headshot

Bunta Sugawara

Rich man
Kyôko Kishida's headshot

Kyôko Kishida

Kichibi
Koji Ishizaka's headshot

Koji Ishizaka

Narrator
Michino Yokoyama's headshot

Michino Yokoyama

Nami

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