Poster of The Symbol of a Man

The Symbol of a Man

Plot: In 1936, under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Shozaburo Oshima is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has refused to follow in the footsteps of his gambler father and decided to become a doctor. Ryuji leaves home to work at a clinic at a dam construction site where he finds the treatment of the laborers intolerable
Release Date: Sunday, July 14 1963
61 years ago
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Portrait of Hideki TakahashiHideki Takahashi. Hideki Takahashi was 19 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Ryuji Oshima'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 10 1944
Portrait of Masako IzumiMasako Izumi. Masako Izumi was 15 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Haruko'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 31 1947
Portrait of Kenjirō IshiyamaKenjirō Ishiyama. Kenjirō Ishiyama was 59 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Shozaburo Oshima'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 09 1903 –
Died: Mon, May 10 1976
Portrait of Akira NagoyaAkira Nagoya. Akira Nagoya was 32 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Saiga'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 08 1930 –
Died: Tue, Jun 24 2003
Portrait of Yukiko TodorokiYukiko Todoroki. Yukiko Todoroki was 45 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Kiyo Murata'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 11 1917 –
Died: Thu, May 11 1967
Portrait of Asao KoikeAsao Koike. Asao Koike was 32 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Tatsu'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 18 1931 –
Died: Sat, Mar 23 1985
Portrait of Hiroshi KondōHiroshi Kondō. Hiroshi Kondō was 37 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Yuzo'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 04 1925 –
Died: Tue, Apr 28 1992
Portrait of Shirō ŌsakaShirō Ōsaka. Shirō Ōsaka was 43 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Kanzo'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 14 1920 –
Died: Fri, Mar 03 1989
Portrait of Ichiro KijimaIchiro Kijima. Ichiro Kijima was 25 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Matsukawa'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 24 1937
Portrait of Yuzo KiuraYuzo Kiura. Yuzo Kiura was >> in The Symbol of a Man as 'Kudo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nakajirō TomitaNakajirō Tomita. Nakajirō Tomita was 51 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Nishino'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 01 1911 –
Died: Thu, Nov 15 1990
Portrait of Shōbun InoueShōbun Inoue. Shōbun Inoue was 35 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Mukaino'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 22 1927 –
Died: Mon, Jan 28 2013
Portrait of Shosei MutoShosei Muto. Shosei Muto was 27 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Tsukamoto'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 20 1935 –
Died: Sun, Nov 05 1995
Portrait of Shuntaro TamamuraShuntaro Tamamura. Shuntaro Tamamura was 37 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Gondo'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1926
Portrait of Nobuo KawakamiNobuo Kawakami. Nobuo Kawakami was >> in The Symbol of a Man as 'Ueki'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kan SugiKan Sugi. Kan Sugi was 73 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Ejima'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 14 1889 –
Died: Wed, Aug 07 1974
Portrait of Someshō MatsumotoSomeshō Matsumoto. Someshō Matsumoto was 60 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Tokudano'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 20 1903 –
Died: Mon, Aug 12 1985
Portrait of Keisuke YukiokaKeisuke Yukioka. Keisuke Yukioka was 45 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Hospital Director'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1918
Portrait of Shirō YanaseShirō Yanase. Shirō Yanase was 33 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Tsubo furi'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 16 1930 –
Died: Mon, Jan 04 2021
Portrait of Jūkei FujiokaJūkei Fujioka. Jūkei Fujioka was 29 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Lieutenant Colonel Sagawa'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1933 –
Died: Tue, Jul 23 1991
Portrait of Akira TakahashiAkira Takahashi. Akira Takahashi was 29 in The Symbol of a Man
Birthday: Tue, May 01 1934 –
Died: Thu, Oct 20 2011
Portrait of Kōtarō SugieKōtarō Sugie. Kōtarō Sugie was 31 in The Symbol of a Man
Birthday: Thu, Jan 21 1932 –
Died: Fri, Sep 11 1998
Portrait of Tsuneo KatagiriTsuneo Katagiri. Tsuneo Katagiri was 67 in The Symbol of a Man
Birthday: Tue, May 05 1896

Crew

Portrait of Akinori MatsuoAkinori Matsuo. Akinori Matsuo was 34 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Director'
Birthday: Mon, Nov 05 1928 –
Died: Mon, Jul 12 2010
Portrait of Kazumi IwasaKazumi Iwasa. Kazumi Iwasa was >> in The Symbol of a Man as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Koji ChinoKoji Chino. Koji Chino was 32 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 17 1930
Portrait of Hisataka KaiHisataka Kai. Hisataka Kai was 34 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Feb 25 1929
Portrait of Shinya InoueShinya Inoue. Shinya Inoue was >> in The Symbol of a Man as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hajime KaburagiHajime Kaburagi. Hajime Kaburagi was 37 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sat, Feb 27 1926 –
Died: Thu, Sep 04 2014
Portrait of Yoshinaga Yoko'oYoshinaga Yoko'o. Yoshinaga Yoko'o was 33 in The Symbol of a Man as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1930 –
Died: Tue, Jul 18 2017
Portrait of Tsugio YonezuTsugio Yonezu. Tsugio Yonezu was >> in The Symbol of a Man as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kyosa YoshidaKyosa Yoshida. Kyosa Yoshida was >> in The Symbol of a Man as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday