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The Life of a Horse Trader

19511h 53mKeigo Kimura

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The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and a husband he is frequently drawn to taverns.

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What is The Life of a Horse Trader (1951) about?

The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and a husband he is frequently drawn to taverns.

Who stars in The Life of a Horse Trader?

The Life of a Horse Trader stars Toshirō Mifune (Yonetaro Katayama), Machiko Kyō (Yuki), Takashi Shimura (Rokutaro Kosaka), Ichirō Sugai (Ogasawara), Mantarō Ushio. The film was directed by Keigo Kimura.

How long is The Life of a Horse Trader?

The Life of a Horse Trader has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1951.

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