Mr. Thank You
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In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.
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Shot by Isamu AokiScored by Keizo Horiuchi
Also known as
- Mr. Thank Youde
- Mr. Thank Youen
- Monsieur Mercifr
- Arigatō-sanit
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Cast & Crew
52 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ken Uehara
as Arigatô-san
Peter Lorre
as Mr. Moto
Ryuji Ishiyama
as Gentleman with beard
Thomas Beck
as Tom Nelson
Michiko Kuwano
as Woman with Black Collar
Einosuke Naka
as Peddler
Pauline Frederick
as Madame Chung
Mayumi Tsukiji
as Daughter
Jayne Regan
as Eleanor Joyce
Kaoru Futaba
as Mother
Sidney Blackmer
as Herr Eric Koeger
Sig Ruman
as Colonel Tchernov
Supporting cast
36Reikichi Kawamura
as Villager from Tokyo
John Carradine
as Pereira
Setsuko Shinobu
Wilhelm Von Brincken
as Schneider
Kazuji Sakai
as Peddler
Nedda Harrigan
as Madame Tchernov
Nagamasa Yamada
as Peddler
Philip Ahn
as Prince Chung
John Bleifer
as Ivan (uncredited)
Kanji Kawara
Victor Sen Yung
as Onlooker with Street Acrobats / Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Aono
as Old Countryman
Shosuke Agata
as Man on Wake
Shotaro Fujimatsu
as Primary School Student
Masao Hayama
as Primary School Student
Yoshitaro Iijima
as Primary School Student
Tsuruhiko Ikebe
as Pharmacist
Mitsuyoshi Kanai
as Old Villager
Shiro Katsuragi
as Groom
Kimie Kawai
as Newly-wed Woman
Masae Koike
as Itinerant Entertainer
Ryoko Hisahara
as Korean Woman
Tsuruko Kumoi
Chieko Kyotani
Fumie Mikami
as Itinerant Entertainer
Kiyoko Minakami
as Bride
Mitsuko Mito
Hiroshi Nagao
Tomoko Naniwa
as Itinerant Entertainer
Shigeru Ogura
as Newly-wed Man
Takayuki Suematsu
Eiko Takamatsu
Reiko Tani
as Doctor
Sho Tonegawa
Toyoko Wada
Jun Yokoyama
as Itinerant Entertainer
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