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Black Sun (1964)

Original title: 黒い太陽

1964-04-24 · 1h 35m · JA
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Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.

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Koreyoshi KuraharaDirector

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Tamio KawachiTamio KawachiAkiraChico LourantChico LourantGillYuko ChishiroYuko ChishiroYukiTatsuya FujiTatsuya FujiAkira's BuddyHideji ŌtakiHideji ŌtakiOld Man at the Junk ShopShogen NittaShogen NittaEngineerZenji YamadaZenji YamadaOwnerRyusei ItoRyusei ItoGô KurodaGô KurodaCop DHyōe EnokiHyōe EnokiTooru TogawaTooru TogawaHiroshi ChiyodaHiroshi Chiyoda

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference333218Actor preference335790 · 243910 · 171018Country preferenceJpDecade preference1960

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What is Black Sun about?

Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.

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Black Sun has a runtime of 95 minutes.

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