Song of the Horse

Overview

Akira Kurosawa’s only television work—a lyrical documentary that follows a thoroughbred from birth and training to the Japan Derby—framed by a grandfather’s narration to his grandson about the fading bond between people and horses.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 31, 1970

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation,Kurosawa Production

Cast

Hiroyuki Kawase,Noboru Mitani

Director

Ryō Kinoshita,Akira Kurosawa

Writer

Ryō Kinoshita,Akira Kurosawa

Producer

Yōichi Matsue,Tatsuhiko Goto

Music

Masaru Satō

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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