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Black Sun
1964 6.5 (11 votes) 1h 35m
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Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation

Black Sun (黒い太陽)

Overview

Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.

Key Crew

Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara

Story: Tensei Kono

Director of Photography: Mitsuji Kanau

Screenplay: Nobuo Yamada

Top Cast

Tamio Kawachi
Tamio Kawachi

Akira

Chico Lourant
Chico Lourant

Gill

Tatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji

Akira's Buddy

Yuko Chishiro
Yuko Chishiro

Yuki

Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki

Old Man at the Junk Shop

Shogen Nitta

Engineer

Zenji Yamada
Zenji Yamada

Owner

Ryusei Ito

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