A Fugitive from the Past

Summary

A Fugitive from the Past is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A Fugitive from the Past's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• A Fugitive from the Past was directed by Tomu Uchida^[4].
• Tsutomu Mizukami wrote the screenplay for A Fugitive from the Past^[5].
• A Fugitive from the Past's genre is crime film^[6].
• A Fugitive from the Past's genre is drama film^[7].
• A Fugitive from the Past's genre is film noir^[8].
• A cast member of A Fugitive from the Past was Rentarō Mikuni^[9].
• A cast member of A Fugitive from the Past was Sachiko Hidari^[10].
• A cast member of A Fugitive from the Past was Ken Takakura^[11].
• A cast member of A Fugitive from the Past was Sadako Sawamura^[12].
• A cast member of A Fugitive from the Past was Susumu Fujita^[13].
• A cast member of A Fugitive from the Past was Junzaburō Ban^[14].
• A cast member of A Fugitive from the Past was Yoshi Katō^[15].
• The original language of A Fugitive from the Past was Japanese^[16].
• A Fugitive from the Past's color is recorded as black-and-white^[17].
• A Fugitive from the Past's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[18].
• A Fugitive from the Past was published on January 15, 1965^[19].
• A Fugitive from the Past's narrative location is recorded as Kyoto Prefecture^[20].
• A Fugitive from the Past's main subject is guilt^[21].
• A Fugitive from the Past's main subject is shame^[22].
• A Fugitive from the Past's main subject is postwar Japan^[23].
• A Fugitive from the Past's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '飢餓海峡'}^[24].
• A Fugitive from the Past's name in kana is recorded as きがかいきょう^[25].
• A Fugitive from the Past's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+183'}^[26].
• A Fugitive from the Past's set in period is recorded as 1940s^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Fugitive from the Past was directed by Tomu Uchida^[4]. Tsutomu Mizukami wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Rentarō Mikuni^[9], Sachiko Hidari^[10], Ken Takakura^[11], Sadako Sawamura^[12], Susumu Fujita^[13], and Junzaburō Ban^[14].

Publication

A Fugitive from the Past was published on January 15, 1965^[19]. The original language of it was Japanese^[16]. Genres include crime film^[6], drama film^[7], and film noir^[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include guilt^[21], shame^[22], and postwar Japan^[23].

Why It Matters

A Fugitive from the Past ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]