It was the first film role for Toshirō Mifune, later to become one of Japan's most famous actors.Mifune and the other main actor in the film, Takashi Shimura, later became long-term collaborators of film director Akira Kurosawa by Woody Allen. He made his feature film directing debut in 1947 with Snow Trail, which was written by Kurosawa. He was a director and writer, known for Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi. Senkichi Taniguchi (February 19, 1912 – October 29, 2007) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left-wing theater troupe. Taniguchi married his second wife, actress Kaoru Yachigusa, in 1957. Senkichi Taniguchi (February 19, 1912 – October 29, 2007) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left-wing theater troupe. by Woody Allen. He was chosen as the supervising director of the official documentary of Expo '70.Senkichi Taniguchi died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, on October 29, 2007, at the age of 95.Description above from the Wikipedia article Senkichi Taniguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on WikipediaWe use cookies to help give you a better experience on TMDb. Taniguchi was the screenwriter for the 1949 film, The Quiet Duel, which Kurosawa directed and which also starred Mifune. Senkichi Taniguchi was born on February 19, 1912 in Tokyo, Japan. He was married to Kaoru Yachigusa and Setsuko Wakayama. His most acclaimed film as a director was Escape at Dawn, a controversial anti-war work from 1950 about a Japanese soldier and a "comfort woman" that got into trouble with Occupation era censors. His 1965 movie International Secret Police: Key of Keys has been famously re-dubbed and re-released as What's Up, Tiger Lily? He joined P.C.L. Senkichi Taniguchi (谷口 千吉, Taniguchi Senkichi) (February 19, 1912 – October 29, 2007) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Senkichi Taniguchi (谷口 千吉, Taniguchi Senkichi) (February 19, 1912 – October 29, 2007) was a Japanese movie director and screenwriter. His films from the time period include Man Against Man, The Gambling Samurai, Man In The Storm and The Lost World of Sinbad. He was a director and writer, known for Swift Current (1952), Ma no ogon (1950) and Rainy Night Duel (1956). Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. It helped establish Taniguchi's reputation for action film.Taniguchi and Wakayama married in 1949 (he had earlier been married to the screenwriter Yōko Mizuki), but the couple divorced in 1956.
Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi. Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left-wing theater troupe. Snow Trail (Japanese: 銀嶺の果て, Hepburn: Ginrei no Hate) is a 1947 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi from Akira Kurosawa's screenplay. With Akihiko Hirata, Yuriko Hoshi, Tôru Ibuki, Kumi Mizuno. You can review our Looking for something to watch? Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi • 1947 • Japan The keepers of an inn high in the Japanese alps are unaware that their three guests are actually fugitive bank robbers. Senkichi Taniguchi was born on February 19, 1912 in Tokyo, Japan. His 1965 film International Secret Police: Key of Keys has been famously re-dubbed and re-released as What's Up, Tiger Lily? Yachigusa and Taniguchi remained together for over fifty years until his death in 2007.Taniguchi was the screenwriter for the 1949 film, The Quiet Duel, which Kurosawa directed and which also starred Mifune. Taniguchi continued to direct movies throughout the 1950s and 1960s, but the quality of his work declined. Snow Trial starred Toshirō Mifune in his film debut and actress Setsuko Wakayama. (a precursor to Toho) in 1933 and began working as an assistant director to Kajirō Yamaguchi alongside his longtime friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa. Yachigusa and Taniguchi remained together for over fifty years until his death in 2007.