A Legend or Was It?_
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
Starring
Shima Iwashita, Mariko Kaga, Gō Katō
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
A Legend or Was It? was released 63 years ago in 1963.
Overview
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
A Legend or Was It? is a Drama, Thriller film with a runtime of 1h 23m.
CAST (18)
Shima Iwashita
Kieko Sonobe
Mariko Kaga
Yuri Shimizu
Gō Katō
Hideyuki Sonobe
Kinuyo Tanaka
Shizuko Sonobe
Yoshi Katō
Shintaro Shimizu
Bunta Sugawara
Goichi Takamori
Tsutomu Matsukawa
Kikue Mōri
Umeno Sonobe
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Kinbei Kanamori
Jun Hamamura
Tokue Hanazawa
KO
Kawai Okada
Takeshi Sakamoto
Osamu Takizawa
KN
Kiyoshi Nonomura
Ushio Akashi
HA
Hiroshi Aoyama
JT
Jun Tanizaki
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What is A Legend or Was It? about?
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
How long is A Legend or Was It??
A Legend or Was It? has a runtime of 83 minutes (1h 23m).
Who stars in A Legend or Was It??
The cast of A Legend or Was It? includes Shima Iwashita, Mariko Kaga, Gō Katō, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshi Katō.
What is the rating of A Legend or Was It??
A Legend or Was It? has a rating of 6.5 out of 10 based on 12 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Thriller