The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.
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Ken Yamauchi as (as Ken Kubo)
Mikio Naruse Director
Satoru Chûko Production Design
Masao Tamai Director of Photography
Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer
Tomoyuki Tanaka Executive Producer
Nobuo Ishimori Original Story
Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay
Chōshirō Ishii Lighting Technician
Eiji Ooi Editor
Koji Kajita Assistant Director
Hisashi Shimonaga Sound Recordist
Masao Fujiyoshi Sound Recordist
Le sifflement de Kotan Trailer
Kotan no kuchibue Trailer
Japan 29 March 1959
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Original Soundtrack Composed by Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭) Movie Directed by Mikio Naruse (成瀬 巳喜男
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