A Legend or Was It?
1963, Japanese. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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A Legend or Was It? is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Keisuke KinoshitaDirector
- Shima IwashitaKieko Sonobe
- Mariko KagaYuri Shimizu
- Gō KatōHideyuki Sonobe
- Kinuyo TanakaShizuko Sonobe
- Yoshi KatōShintaro Shimizu
- Bunta SugawaraGoichi Takamori
- Tsutomu MatsukawaCast
- Kikue MōriUmeno Sonobe
- Tatsuya IshiguroKinbei Kanamori
- Jun HamamuraCast
- Tokue HanazawaCast
- Kawai OkadaCast
Details
- Released
- 11 August 1963
- Original title
- 死闘の伝説
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Keisuke Kinoshita
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How long is A Legend or Was It??
A Legend or Was It? runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Which OTT platform is A Legend or Was It? on?
A Legend or Was It? is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Legend or Was It??
If you liked A Legend or Was It?, try Brothers, Cloak and Dagger, Wife of a Spy.
Who directed A Legend or Was It??
A Legend or Was It? (1963) was directed by Keisuke Kinoshita and stars Shima Iwashita, Mariko Kaga, Gō Katō.