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Thousand Cranes poster

Thousand Cranes Cast & Characters

Thousand Cranes stars Ayako Wakao as Mrs. Ota, Machiko Kyō as Chikako Kurimoto and Mikijiro Hira as Kikuji Mitani. Below is the full cast and crew.

1h 36m 82 Audience
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Starring Cast
A
Ayako Wakao
Mrs. Ota
M
Machiko Kyō
Chikako Kurimoto
M
Mikijiro Hira
Kikuji Mitani
E
Eiko Azusa
Fumiko
E
Eiji Funakoshi
Kikuji's father
T
Tanie Kitabayashi
Toyo
Key crew
Director
Yasuzō Masumura
Screenplay
Kaneto Shindō
Based on
Yasunari Kawabata
Producers
Masaichi Nagata
Music
Hikaru Hayashi
Cinematography
Setsuo Kobayashi
Editor
Tatsuji Nakashizu

Full cast

11 cast members
Ayako Wakao
Mrs. Ota
Machiko Kyō
Chikako Kurimoto
Mikijiro Hira
Kikuji Mitani
Eiko Azusa
Fumiko
Eiji Funakoshi
Kikuji's father
Tanie Kitabayashi
Toyo
Yōko Namikawa
Yukiko Inamura
Nobuko Shingu
Sumire Mikasa
Yoshio Takee
Sachiko Meguro

Crew by department

8 crew members