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Buwana Toshi no uta

Buwana Toshi no uta

1965Movie⏱️ 1h 38m
Drama
6.1
IMDB Rating
21 votes

Traveling to Africa in a cultural exchange program, a young Japanese engineer discovers a world completely unlike the one he knows. His interaction with the Africans he meets reveals to him that he has been living a lie, and that ...

Director
Susumu Hani
Writers
Susumu Hani, Toshihiko Katagi, Kunio Shimizu
Stars
Kiyoshi Atsumi, Hamisi Salehe, Tsutomu Shimomoto
Language
Japanese, Swahili, English
Country
Japan
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Toshi
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Hamisi Salehe
as Hamisi, Toshi's Assistant
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Tsutomu Shimomoto
as Ônishi
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Bibi Agnes
as Hamisi's Wife
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Haide Gitaposta
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Gilba Haide
as Village Elder
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Alexander
as Boy
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Bashukeida
as Tent Child
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Dawite
as Hamisi's Friend
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Elo
as Datooga Man

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Africa
Production
Hani Productions Ltd., Toho, Tokyo Eiga Co Ltd.

🏷️ Keywords

japanese new wave

🎯 Categories

JapaneseDrama

⭐ Featured Review

this is a wonderful movie, and I really really wish it were available on DVD. I'd LOVE to see it again.
by baffawaffa2006-11-02
10/10

"A stout, serious Japanese engineer goes to Africa to set up prefabricated dwellings for an distinguished Japanese naturalist who has been living in the bush. Our engineer, mister Toshi, experiences huge culture shock among the Africans. Plus, the naturalist has "gone native." He doesn't want prefabricated housing from Japan. Mister Toshi's whole mission has become pointless. Nevertheless, a job's a job. Faillure is not an option, so mister Toshi gets busy. he recruits a construction crew from among the locals and tries to inspire them with stick-to-it-iveness, work eth..."

📖 Synopsis

Traveling to Africa in a cultural exchange program, a young Japanese engineer discovers a world completely unlike the one he knows. His interaction with the Africans he meets reveals to him that he has been living a lie, and that ...