Works of the Fish Man
1961, Japanese. Directed by Masahiro Makino.
Katsujiro the fisherman overcomes his laziness when he learns of his younger sister Okiku’s unfortunate fate. Nakamura Kinnosuke stars in two roles (Katsugoro and Aoyama Harima) in this film about the tragic nature of society in the late Edo period.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 26 August 1961
- Original title
- 江戸っ子繁昌記
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masashige Narusawa
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Works of the Fish Man runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Works of the Fish Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 August 1961. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Works of the Fish Man?
Works of the Fish Man (1961) was directed by Masahiro Makino and stars Yumiko Hasegawa, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Chitose Kobayashi.