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The Bear Storm

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An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in search of agricultural land to the land of the pioneers in Hokkaido led a peaceful life. One day, one of the pioneers, Mikio Shimakawa's wife Yura, and her child Taichi are attacked and killed by a bear that cannot hibernate. To resolve the situation, Shimakawa goes against all odds and turns to Ginshiro, the most hated hunter in the village, for help. While Shimakawa was away from the village, Yura and his friends were holding a funeral, the bear attacked again...

Directed byYasuo Furuhata

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
JA
Released
November 27, 1980
Studios
Yomiuri Telecasting CorporationToei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

Hiroko Shino

Hiroko Shino

Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Kazuyo Aoki

Kazuyo Aoki

Creative team
Directed by
Yasuo Furuhata
Yasuo Furuhata
Written by
Ei Ogawa
Ei Ogawa

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