Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.
Directing | Akira Kurosawa | Director |
Camera | Takao Saitō | Director of Photography |
Sound | Shinichirô Ikebe | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Shôji Ueda | Director of Photography |
Editing | Akira Kurosawa | Editor |
Writing | Hyakken Uchida | Original Story |
Costume & Make-Up | Kazuko Kurosawa | Costume Design |
Production | Hiroshi Yamamoto | Producer |
Art | Yoshirō Muraki | Art Direction |
Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Screenplay |
Writing | Ishirō Honda | Screenplay |
Production | Hisao Kurosawa | Producer |
Editing | Ishirō Honda | Editor |
Art | Akira Kurosawa | Storyboard Artist |