Song of the Horse
1970, Japanese. Directed by Akira Kurosawa & Ryō Kinoshita.
Akira Kurosawa’s only television work—a lyrical documentary that follows a thoroughbred from birth and training to the Japan Derby—framed by a grandfather’s narration to his grandson about the fading bond between people and horses.
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 31 August 1970
- Original title
- 馬の歌
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryō Kinoshita
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Song of the Horse runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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Song of the Horse isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 August 1970. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Song of the Horse?
Song of the Horse (1970) was directed by Akira Kurosawa and Ryō Kinoshita and stars Hiroyuki Kawase, Noboru Mitani.