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Lightning poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.4 / 100
1952·Drama·1h 27m

LIGHTNING

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.

Above the Line
Mikio Naruse·DirectorSumie Tanaka·ScreenplayFumiko Hayashi·NovelShigeyoshi Mine·Director of PhotographyIchirō Saitō·Original Music ComposerToyoaki Suzuki·Editor
Cast
Hideko Takamine·KiyokoMitsuko Miura·MitsukoKyōko Kagawa·TsubomiChieko Murata·NuikoJun Negami·ShuzoEitarō Ozawa·TsunakichiKumeko Urabe·OseiChieko Nakakita·RitsuHisako Takihana·TomeKenjiro Uemura·Ryuzo
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 2
Mikio Naruse·DirectorFumiki Saijō·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Sumie Tanaka·ScreenplayFumiko Hayashi·Novel
Camera· 2
Shigeyoshi Mine·Director of PhotographyMasao Bandō·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Toyoaki Suzuki·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Ichirō Saitō·Original Music ComposerKatsutarô Hanaoka·Sound Effects EditorKenichi Nishii·Sound DesignerYasutarô Shimizu·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 5
Mikio Naka·Art DirectionShige Fujimoto·Costume DesignYoshikazu Ishizaki·Set DesignerIwao Iwami·Assistant Art DirectorTarô Kawahara·Background Designer
Production· 1
Kiichi Satake·Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Masao Makino·HairstylistShinnosuke Andô·Gaffer
By the Numbers
70.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
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0
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