The Giant

Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town's mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.

Cast

Setsuko Hara

Yoshio Kosugi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Sadao Maruyama

Masako Tsutsumi

Yuriko Hanabusa

Ryo Sayama

Shin Date

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nobuo Kosaka