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One Wonderful Sunday(Movie, 1947)

Original title: "素晴らしき日曜日" (Japanese/JA)

1h 48min | Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 34 votes)

One Wonderful Sunday (Japanese: 素晴らしき日曜日, Hepburn: Subarashiki Nichiyōbi) is a 1947 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was made during the allied occupation of Japan and shows some of the challenges of life in early post-war Tokyo. The film is notable in the Kurosawa canon as the director's only shomin-geki, and because of a fourth wall-breaking scene at the climax. It is in black-and-white and runs 108 minutes. ()

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About One Wonderful Sunday

Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen. They manage to have many small adventures, especially because Masako's optimism and belief in dreams is able to lift Yuzo from his realistic despair.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Plays in: Tokyo

Made by: Toho Company

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 13 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/01/1947

Cast: Ichirō Sugai

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Producer: Sōjirō Motoki

Screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa

Film Editor: Akira Kurosawa

Director of Photography: Asakazu Nakai

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Una meravigliosa domenica"

"Subarashiki nichiyōbi"

Keywords: post war japan, poverty, occupation, fiancé fiancée relationship, tokyo, japan, breaking the fourth wall

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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