Fountainhead
1956, Japanese. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Fountainhead is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Masaki KobayashiDirector
- Keiji SadaCast
- Ineko ArimaCast
- Yōko KatsuragiKuniko Osato
- Toshiko KobayashiAndo's wife Yayoi
- Shin SaburiCast
- Shizue NatsukawaMotoko's mother
- Hiroko NakagawaKomine's younger sister Setsuko
- Kazuko YamamotoThe Tachibanas' maid
- Daisuke KatōCast
- Ryōhei UchidaCast
- Tatsuya IshiguroSenior Managing Director Takano
- Tsutomu ShimomotoCast
Details
- Released
- 26 February 1956
- Original title
- 泉
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kunio Kishida, Zenzō Matsuyama
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Fountainhead runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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Fountainhead is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Fountainhead?
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Who directed Fountainhead?
Fountainhead (1956) was directed by Masaki Kobayashi and stars Keiji Sada, Ineko Arima, Yōko Katsuragi.