Sayon's Bell (サヨンの鐘) 80 years old

Based on the true story of a 17-year old Atayal girl called Sayun Hayun from Nan'oku village, Giran district, Taihoku Prefecture (in current Taiwan) who went missing and was thought to have drowned whilst helping carry the luggage of her teacher Masaki Takita during a storm in 1938.

Credits

Sayon's Bell Cast

Name Character
Shirley Yamaguchi She was 23, 94 years old when she died as Sayon
Toshiaki Konoe He was 31, now 112 years old as Takeda
Kenji Oyama He was 37, now 43 years old as Murai
Hideko Mimura
Kinuko Wakamizu

Sayon's Bell Crew

Name Department
Hiroshi Shimizu as Director. He was 40 (63) years old when He died Directing
Yoshisaburo Senoo as Sound Recordist. Sound
Suketarô Inokai as Director of Photography. Camera
Suketarô Inokai as Editor. Editing
Masao Koga as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (73) years old when He died Sound
Minoru Esaka as Art Direction. Art
Sayon's Bell poster
Sayon's Bell (80 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, July 01, 1943
  • Runtime: 92 minutes