The Day Before

The Day Before

87 mins | Oct. 20, 1939

A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood.

The Day Before

87 mins | Oct. 20, 1939

The Day Before
A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood.
Producers
Original title その前夜
Directors Ryō Hagiwara
Writers Kinpachi Kajiwara, Sadao Yamanaka

Cast

Chôjûrô Kawarasaki

as Sentaro Takikawa

Kan'emon Nakamura

as Hikotaro

Isuzu Yamada

as Osaki

Sachiko Chiba

as Yoshie Todo

Hideko Takamine

as Otsu

Tamae Kiyokawa

as Omasa

Sukezô Sukedakaya

as Hikobei

Tsuruzo Nakamura

as Tokubei

Kosaburô Tachibana

as Toma Yasuda

Sensho Ichikawa

as Kyohei Matsunaga

Yoshizaburo Arashi

as Kiemon Yanagiya

Minoru Bando

as Toshimaro Yoshida

Chôemon Bandô

as Teizo Miyabe

Enji Ichikawa

as Shobei Mogi