Song of the Horse (1970)

5.9/10 73 min Documentary TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

Hiroyuki Kawase

Narrator (voice)

Noboru Mitani

Narrator (voice)

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