The Giant

The Giant

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 2, 1938

Runtime

2h 7m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

巨人伝

Production Companies

Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.

Director

Mansaku Itami

Description

Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town's mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.