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Shikamo karera wa iku
(And Yet They Go On)
Also known as Et pourtant ils avancent, El pourant ils y vont and Ils avancert malgré tout in France : [Shikamo karera wa yuku], [Despite All They Advance]
(1931) Japan
B&W : 3933 metres
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast: Yôko Umemura [Atsuko], Reiji Ichiki [Kigawa], Ichirô Sugai [Nanjo], Fujiko Hamaguchi [Nanjo’s wife], Kumeko Urabe [the mother], Taeko Sakuma [the landlady], Tomoemon Bando, Ginko Mine, Masaku Sugiyama, Unpei Yokoyama

Nikkatsu Usumasa production. / Scenario by Shuichi Hatamoto, from the novel Shikamo karera wa iku by Chiaki Shimomura. Assistant director, Tatsuko Sakane. Cinematography by Tatsuyuki Yokota. / Released 12 June 1931. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 12 July 2024.

References: Anderson-Japanese p. ? : Website-IMDb.