Mr. Thank You
Mr. Thank You (有りがたうさん, Arigatō-san) is a 1936 Japanese drama film written and directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.[1][2] and based on a short story by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Yasunari Kawabata.[3]
| Mr. Thank You | |
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Shimizu |
| Screenplay by | Hiroshi Shimizu |
| Based on | "Arigato" by Yasunari Kawabata |
| Starring | Ken Uehara Takashi Ishiyama Michiko Kuwano |
| Music by | Keizô Horiuchi |
| Cinematography | Isamu Aoki |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
A bus driver, nicknamed Mr. Thank You due to his expressions of gratitude to other road users who give way on the narrow mountain roads, drives from rural Izu to faraway Tokyo. The film portrays the passengers and their diverse reasons for travel.
Cast
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Ken Uehara and Michiko Kuwano
- Ken Uehara as Mr. Thank You
- Michiko Kuwano as Woman in black collar
- Mayumi Tsukiji as Girl being sold
- Kaoru Futaba as Girl's mother
- Setsuko Shinobu as Daughter of man who returned from Tokyo
- Ryuji Ishiyama as Gentleman with beard
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References
- "Arigato-san". BFI.
- "Mr. Thank You (1936) - The Criterion Collection". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- Koresky, Michael. "Eclipse Series 15: Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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