Black Sun
1964, Japanese. Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara.
Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Black Sun is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 24 April 1964
- Original title
- 黒い太陽
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tensei Kono, Nobuo Yamada
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Black Sun runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Black Sun is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Black Sun?
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Who directed Black Sun?
Black Sun (1964) was directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and stars Tamio Kawachi, Chico Lourant, Tatsuya Fuji.