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Escape at Dawn
Escape at Dawn
Directed by	Senkichi Taniguchi
Screenplay by	Senkichi Taniguchi; Akira Kurosawa;
Story by	Yasujiro Tamura
Based on	Story of a Prostitute; by Taijiro Tamura
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring	Ryō Ikebe; Yoshiko "Shirley" Yamaguchi; Sakae Ozawa; Hajime Izu;
Cinematography	Akira Mimura
Music by	Fumio Hayasaka
Production; companies	Shintoho; Toho;
Distributed by	Shintoho
Release date	8 January 1950 (Japan);
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Escape at Dawn (暁の脱走, Akatsuki no Dassō) is a 1950 Japanese anti-war film^[3] directed by Senkichi Taniguchi. Co-written by Taniguchi and Akira Kurosawa, the film is based on Story of a Prostitute by Taijiro Tamura. The film revolves around a tragic affair between a soldier involved in the Manchurian campaign and a prostitute.

The film received two awards at the Mainichi Film Concours and was later remade by Seijun Suzuki at Nikkatsu.^[1]

Plot

Mikami, a Japanese soldier serving in China, is captured by Chinese forces. Although he is able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love with a prostitute named Harumi, she convinces him to desert the army and live with her.

Cast

Ryō Ikebe as Mikami
Yoshiko Yamaguchi as Harumi
Eitaro Ozawa as Adjutant
Hajime Izu as Oda
Haruo Tanaka as Noro
Setsuko Wakayama as Kaoru

Release

Escape at Dawn was released in Japan on 8 January 1950 where it was distributed by Shintoho.^[1]

Reception

Escape at Dawn was ranked as the third-best Japanese film of 1950 by Kinema Junpo critics.^[4] The film received two awards at the Mainichi Film Concours: Best Cinematography and Best Sound.^[1]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Galbraith IV 2008, p. 77.
^ Yamaguchi & Fujiwara 2015, p. 262.
^ ^a ^b Ryfle & Godziszewski 2017, p. 51.
^ Hirano 1998, p. 154.

Sources

Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
Hirano, Kyoko (1998). 天皇と接吻―アメリカ占領下の日本映画検閲 [Kissing the Emperor: Censorship of Japanese Films under U.S. Occupation] (in Japanese). Soshisha. ISBN 978-4794207760.
Ryfle, Steve; Godziszewski, Ed (2017). Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0819570871.
Yamaguchi, Yoshiko; Fujiwara, Sakuya (2015). Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0824854041.