Doshaburi (Japanese: 土砂降り, Hepburn: Doshaburi), English titles When It Rains, It Pours or Cloudburst,[3][4] is a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura.[1][2][5] It is based on the play of the same name by Hideji Hōjō.[1][2]

Doshaburi
土砂降り
Directed byNoboru Nakamura
Screenplay by
  • Toshio Shiina
  • Noboru Nakamura
Based onDoshaburi
by Hideji Hōjō
Produced byRyotarō Kuwata
Starring
CinematographyHiroyuki Nagaoka
Edited byYoshiyasu Hamamura
Music byToru Takemitsu
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 11 June 1957 (1957-06-11) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
105 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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Legacy edit

Doshaburi was screened in the Forum section of the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival[3] and at the Museum of Modern Art as part of its 2022 retrospective on films by the Shochiku studio.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "土砂降り". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "土砂降り". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Doshaburi – When It Rains, It Pours". Berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Doshaburi (Cloudburst/When It Rains, It Pours). 1957. Directed by Noboru Nakamura". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "土砂降り". Shochiku (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.

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