The Naked Sun
裸の太陽
Synopsis
A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-future, have enough money to get married. As they have agreed on this procedure, it comes as a shock to the young woman to find out from her husband-to-be that he just loaned all the money they had saved to a friend. She is understandably miffed, and a big disagreement results. But after some time goes by, she discovers why the friend needed the money so badly, and the couple are back on solid footing again.
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Shinjirō Ehara
Yuji Kimura
Satomi Oka
Morita Yukiko
Hitomi Nakahara
Kimiko
Tatsuya Nakadai
Jiro Maeda
Toshio Takahara
Sakiyama Kenzo
Michiko Hoshi
Fusae
Kaneko Iwasaki
Tomiko Kawai
Kotaro Tomita
Tadao
Eijirō Tōno
Yoshida
Chōko Iida
Ine
Koji Kiyomura
Kitagawa
Jiro Takagi
Onaka
Harumi Sone
Seto
Masazumi Okabe
Miyabe
Yoshikazu Sugi
Ogata
Kosaku Okano
Mineoka
Keiichi Kitagawa
Toda
Isao Yamagata
Assistant Train Station Manager
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Miyoji Ieki
- Screenplay & Story
- Kaneto Shindō
- Original Score
- Yasushi Akutagawa
- Original Title
- 裸の太陽
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Miyoji Ieki
Kaneto Shindō, Kazutoshi Himuro
Yasushi Akutagawa
Yoshio Miyajima
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Nobusaburo Honda
Department Leadership Roster
Miyoji Ieki
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
Yoshio Miyajima
Director of Photography
Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor
Nobusaburo Honda
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Naked Sun
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Naked Sun about?
A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-future, have enough money to get married. As they have agreed on this procedure, it comes as a shock to the young woman to find out from her husband-to-be that he just loaned all the money they had saved to a friend. She is understandably miffed, and a big disagreement results. But after some time goes by, she discovers why the friend needed the money so badly, and the couple are back on solid footing again.
Who directed The Naked Sun?
The Naked Sun was directed by Miyoji Ieki.
Who stars in The Naked Sun?
The principal cast of The Naked Sun includes Shinjirō Ehara, Satomi Oka, Hitomi Nakahara, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshio Takahara.
When was The Naked Sun released and how long is it?
The Naked Sun was released in 1958 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.
Who composed the musical score for The Naked Sun?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Naked Sun was composed by Yasushi Akutagawa.