Sunset Sunrise

Sunset Sunrise

Sunset Sunrise

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Sunset Sunrise

1973

2h 21m

8.1(4 votes)

Drama

Adventure

Overview

Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara in 1971, Sunset Sunrise (Hi wa shizumi, hi wa noboru) is a “hippie” road movie chronicling the trek that a handful of people take in order to reach Katmandú, the capital of Nepal.

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Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast & crew

4 featured cast members

Starring

Rosemary Dexter

Rosemary Dexter

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Glenn H. Neighbour

Rose Ogawa

Creative team

Directed by: Koreyoshi Kurahara
Written by: Nobuo Yamada
Koreyoshi Kurahara

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