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One Wonderful Sunday

1947·Drama·1h 48m
7.1
★
Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, small pleasures, and a little hope.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
breaking the fourth wall
tokyo, japan
poverty
fiancé fiancée relationship
post war japan
occupation
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Cast

Isao Numasaki
Isao Numasaki
Yuzo
Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Masako
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Yamamoto
Zeko Nakamura
Zeko Nakamura
Dessert Shop Owner
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Black-marketeer
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Dance Hall Manager
Tokuji Kobayashi
Tokuji Kobayashi
Overweight apartment receptionist
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Shady Ticket Man

Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Keinosuke Uekusa
Keinosuke Uekusa
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Asakazu Nakai
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Kuichiro Kishida
Kuichiro Kishida
Lighting Artist

Popular Reviews

55 reviews
zeze
5.0★ · 06/04/26
One Wonderful Sunday
sıkıldım 😴
sıkıldım 😴
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Kanekuri
Kanekuri
6.0★ · 04/08/26
One Wonderful Sunday
This was a super hard watch for me
This was a super hard watch for me
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kylie
kylie
10.0★ · 03/30/26
One Wonderful Sunday
the prequel to Parasite
the prequel to Parasite
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c
c
5.0★ · 12/19/25
One Wonderful Sunday
I could really have seen myself liking this if only Yuzo wasn't so goddamn grabby, and that scene in the amphitheatre didn't take upwards of thirteen minutes to go anywhere.
I could really have seen myself liking this if only Yuzo wasn't so goddamn grabby, and that scene in the amphitheatre didn't take upwards of thirteen minutes to go anywhere.
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Eclectic Sorcerer
Eclectic Sorcerer
9.0★ · 09/25/25
One Wonderful Sunday
Oh my gosh, I did not expect to cry.
Oh my gosh, I did not expect to cry.
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