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Fighting Elegy poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.3 / 100
1966·Action / Comedy / Drama·1h 26m

FIGHTING ELEGY

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.

Above the Line
Seijun Suzuki·DirectorKaneto Shindō·ScreenplayTakashi Suzuki·AuthorKenji Hagiwara·Director of PhotographyNaozumi Yamamoto·Original Music ComposerMutsuo Tanji·Editor
Cast
Hideki Takahashi·Kiroku NanbuYūsuke Kawazu·Suppon "Turtle"Takeshi KatōIsao Tamagawa·PrincipalKayo MatsuoJunko Asano·MichikoKeiichi IshikawaAkira TakahashiChikako Miyagi·Yoshino NanbuJun Hamamura
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 3
Seijun Suzuki·DirectorMasami Kuzū·Assistant DirectorMidori Kuwabara·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Kaneto Shindō·ScreenplayTakashi Suzuki·Author
Camera· 1
Kenji Hagiwara·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Mutsuo Tanji·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Naozumi Yamamoto·Original Music ComposerYoshinobu Akino·Sound
Art & Design· 1
Takeo Kimura·Art Direction
Production· 2
Kano Otsuka·ProducerMasanori Yamanoi·Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Hideo Kumagai·GafferMasatoshi Takase·Fight Choreographer
By the Numbers
72.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#000000
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Mood
Serious
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

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Key Elements
SwordSchool UniformLadderBell
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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