Apart from Life

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Apart from Life
Directed byKei Kumai
Written byMitsuharu Inoue
Kei Kumai
StarringMizuho Suzuki
CinematographyNaoyuki Sumitani
Production
companies
Art Theatre Guild (ATG), Elf Productions
Release date
  • 31 January 1970 (1970-01-31)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Apart from Life (Japanese: 地の群れ, romanized: Chi no mure) is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It was written by Mitsuharu Inoue and Kumai.

It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Cast

Awards

At the 25th Mainichi Film Awards, the film won Best Supporting Actress for Tomoko Naraoka (shared for her role in Dodesukaden), and Best Music for Teizo Matsumura.[2] At the 44th Kinema Junpo Awards, the film took fifth place in the Top 10 Japanese Films ranking.[3]

References

  1. "Apart from Life". Film Affinity. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. "毎日映画コンクール 第25回(1970年)". Mainichi Shimbun.
  3. "映画鑑賞記録サービス KINENOTE|キネマ旬報社". www.kinenote.com. Retrieved 26 November 2025.