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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1977 - 30 July. 7 August

Sections & Films

THE ALASKA STORY

Category: Edition 1977

Synopsis
A Japanese sailor finds a colony of Eskimos in the Arctic and decides to stay with them. He comes off at a certain moment to look for his luck in the gold rush in Alaska. But he does not forget them.

Original Title ARASUKA MONOGATARI
Italian Title ALASKA, L'INFERNO DI GHIACCIO
Category Official Competition
Section Official Competition
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 141'
Production Year 1977
Nationality Japan
Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa
Screenplay Masato Ide, Jirô Nitta
Main cast Kin'ya Kitaôji, Kyoko Mitsubayashi, Eiji Okada

 regista hiromichi horikawaHIROMICHI HORIKAWA

Hiromichi Horikawa was born on November 28, 1916 in Kyoto, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for I sette samurai (1954), Vivere (1952) and Il trono di sangue (1957).