The Skin of the South (南国の肌) 72 years old

When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.

Credits

Takashi Shimura as

Eiko Miyoshi as

Kamatari Fujiwara as

Tsuruko Mano as

Shunji Kasuga as Shoichiro Takayama

Yoshio Kosugi as Nonaka

The Skin of the South Cast

Name	Character
Takashi Shimura He was 46, 76 years old when he died
Eiko Miyoshi She was 57, 69 years old when she died
Kamatari Fujiwara He was 47, 80 years old when he died
Tsuruko Mano She was 42, now 115 years old
Shunji Kasuga He was 30, now 102 years old	as Shoichiro Takayama
Yoshio Kosugi He was 48, 64 years old when he died	as Nonaka
Kan Yanagiya He was 40, 90 years old when he died
Ren Yamamoto He was 45, 8 years old when he died

The Skin of the South Crew

Name	Department
Eiji Tsuburaya as Special Effects. He was 50 (68) years old when He died	Crew
Ishirō Honda as Director. He was 40 (81) years old when He died	Directing
Ishirō Honda as Screenplay. He was 40 (81) years old when He died	Writing
Yoshio Nishikawa as Sound Recordist.	Sound

The Skin of the South (72 years)

Release day: Thursday, February 28, 1952
Runtime: 94 minutes