
Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki
Documentary
Overview
After the war, many filmmakers were expelled from the Japanese film industry due to the Toho Dispute and the Red Purge. Amid such circumstances, there were people who set up their own independent production companies and embarked on film production without relying on corporations. This documentary film focuses on the passionate "spirit of film" of directors such as Satsuo Yamamoto and Tadashi Imai, who, despite many hardships, produced a succession of masterpieces overflowing with humanism and rebellious spirit.
Top Cast


Sen Yamamoto
Sen Yamamoto
Narrator (voice)
Sen Yamamoto
Narrator (voice)


Hitomi Nakahara
Hitomi Nakahara
Narrator (voice)
Hitomi Nakahara
Narrator (voice)


Shinjirō Ehara
Shinjirō Ehara
Narrator (voice)
Shinjirō Ehara
Narrator (voice)


Makoto Akatsuka
Makoto Akatsuka
Narrator (voice)
Makoto Akatsuka
Narrator (voice)
Katsumoto Saotome
Katsumoto Saotome
Self
Katsumoto Saotome
Self


Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Self
Yoji Yamada
Self


Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Self
Kyōko Kagawa
Self


Kei Yamamoto
Kei Yamamoto
Self
Kei Yamamoto
Self


Yasuo Furuhata
Yasuo Furuhata
Self
Yasuo Furuhata
Self
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