Night and Fog in Japan(1960)
Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense and confrontational look at the decline of a socialist student activists' movement in Japan.
Movie: Night and Fog in Japan
Top 10 Billed Cast
Reiko Harada
Haruaki Nozawa
Ôta
Prof. Udagawa
Sakamaki
Higashiura Toura
Misako Nakagawa
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