The Gentle Japanese
1971, Japanese. Directed by Yōichi Higashi.
A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 5 March 1971
- Original title
- やさしいにっぽん人
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yōichi Higashi, Katsuhiro Maeda
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The Gentle Japanese runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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The Gentle Japanese isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 March 1971. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Gentle Japanese?
The Gentle Japanese (1971) was directed by Yōichi Higashi and stars Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Mako Midori, Jūzō Itami.