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Saturday Cinema: Alone On the Pacific

on BBC Two England

A Japanese film with English sub-titles
Starring Yujiro Ishihara

This delightful film is based on the logbook of a young Japanese who sailed single-handed from Osaka to San Francisco.
Richard Roud, film critic of The Guardian, mentioned Kon Ichikawa's remarkable film as being among the best of 1967's crop. Despite its theme - that of a lonely sailor - the movie is far from being monotonous, and is full of warm, humorous touches, notably a scene when the solitary lad discovers that to sit down and have a good cry does him a power of good!
(Colour)
(to 16.35)

Contributors

Screenplay:
Natto Wada
Based on the logbook by:
Kenichi Horie
Producer:
Akira Nakai
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Kenichi Horie:
Yujiro Ishihara
His Father:
Masayuki Mori
His Mother:
Kinuyo Tanaka
His Sister:
Ruriko Asaoka
His Friend:
Hajime Hana

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