Farewell to the Ark
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Farewell to the Ark is a 1984 Japanese mystery film
directed by Shūji Terayama
. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival
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Mystery film
Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...
directed by Shūji Terayama
Shuji Terayama
was an avant-garde Japanese poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. According to many critics and supporters, he was one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He was born December 10, 1935, the only son of Hachiro and Hatsu Terayama in...
. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival
1985 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Miloš Forman *Claude Imbert *Edwin Zbonek *Francis Veber *Jorge Amado *Mauro Bolognini *Michel Perez *Mo Rothmann *Néstor Almendros *Sarah Miles...
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Cast
- Tsutomu Yamazaki - Sutekichi Tokito
- Mayumi OgawaMayumi Ogawais a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 3rd Japan Academy Prize and at the 4th Hochi Film Award for Vengeance Is Mine and The Three Undelivered Letters.-Filmography:* Shiroi Kyotō * The Demon...
- Sue Tokito - Yoshio HaradaYoshio Haradawas a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.-Career:Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyūza theater troupe in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen" and his film debut in 1968 with Fukushū no uta ga kikoeru. He came to fame...
- Daisaki Tokito - Yôko TakahashiYoko Takahashiis a Japanese singer from Tokyo, perhaps best known for performing , the opening theme song of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. She also performs the closing theme, an "acid bossa" version of "Fly Me to the Moon" and , the closing theme of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth...
- Temari - Eisei Amamoto - Key maker
- Renji Ishibashi - Yonetaro Tokito
- Hosei Komatsu
- Seiji MiyaguchiSeiji Miyaguchiwas a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai despite the actor's confession to have never handled a sword before the role , Ikiru as a yakuza boss from "restaurant row," and Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan...
- Old man - Keiko Niitaka - Tsubana
- Hitomi TakahashiHitomi Takahashi (actress)is a Japanese actress.-Selected filmography:* Farewell to the Ark * Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact -External links:*...
- Chigusa - Takeshi Wakamatsu - Dai