| Director | Kei Kumai |
|---|---|
| Writer | Mitsuharu Inoue Kei Kumai |
| Starring | |
| Music | Teizo Matsumura |
| Cinematography | Naoyuki Sumitani |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji |
| Studio |
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| Distributor | Art Theatre Guild |
| Released | 31 January 1970 (Japan) |
| Runtime | 127 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Apart from Life (地の群れ, Chi no mure) is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It was written by Mitsuharu Inoue and Kumai.
The film was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Mizuho Suzuki as Unami
- Hiroko Kino as Noriko Fukuji
- Mugihito as Nobuo Tsuyama (as Makoto Terada)
- Sen Hara as Kaneyo, Nobuo's grandmother
- Tanie Kitabayashi as Matsuko Fukuji
- Noriko Matsumoto as Eiko, Unami's wife
- Tomoko Naraoka as Mitsuko
- Asao Sano as Yuji, Mitsuko's husband
- Jūkichi Uno as Shigeo Miyaji
Awards and nominations
At the 25th Mainichi Film Awards, the film won Best Supporting Actress for Tomoko Naraoka (shared for her role in Dodesukaden), and Best Music for Teizo Matsumura.[2] At the 44th Kinema Junpo Awards, the film took fifth place in the Top 10 Japanese Films ranking.[3]
References
- ^ "Apart from Life". Film Affinity. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "毎日映画コンクール 第25回（1970年）". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived 5 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "映画鑑賞記録サービス KINENOTE｜キネマ旬報社". www.kinenote.com. Archived 13 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
External links
- Apart from Life at IMDb