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The Skin of the South

Feb 28, 1952 · 1h 34m
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Drama

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When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.

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CAST

Hajime Izu
Kakuzo Ono
Yasuko Fujita
Sadae Miura
Takashi Shimura
President
Kamatari Fujiwara
Shunpei Goto
Shunji Kasuga
Shoichiro Takayama
Yoshio Kosugi
Nonaka
Kan Yanagiya
Sanpei
Eiko Miyoshi
Old lady Onodera
Directed by Ishirō Honda

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Mokuyo Productions
Country
JP

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