Ôban
1957, Japanese. Directed by Yasuki Chiba.
A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Yasuki ChibaDirector
- Daisuke KatōUshinosuke Akaba
- Chikage AwashimaOmaki
- Seizaburō KawazuKitani
- Eijirō YanagiCast
- Setsuko HaraKanako Mori
- Keiju KobayashiPoliceman
- Tatsuya NakadaiShin Don
- Sadako SawamuraTane, Ushinosuke's Mother
- Hiroshi TachikawaChôjûrô
- Eijirō TōnoChaplin-San
- Norihei MikiKatsu Yan
- Akihiko HirataCast
Details
- Released
- 5 March 1957
- Original title
- 大番
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryōzō Kasahara
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Ôban runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Which OTT platform is Ôban on?
Ôban isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 March 1957. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
What movies are like Ôban?
If you liked Ôban, try Driver's Ed, Babes, Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry.
Who directed Ôban?
Ôban (1957) was directed by Yasuki Chiba and stars Daisuke Katō, Chikage Awashima, Seizaburō Kawazu.