is a 1956 black and white
Japanese film
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011 Japan produced 411 feature films that ea ...
directed by
Nobuo Nakagawa
was a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the 1950s and 1960s.
Career
Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was early on influenced by proletarian literature and wrote amateur film reviews to th ...
.
Cast
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Hibari Misora
was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthu ...
as Maruya, Tomone
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Haruhisa Kawada
Haruhisa (written: 晴久 or 治久) is a masculine Japanese given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and dif ...
as Akinobu
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Senjaku Nakamura
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Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa (浪花 千栄子) (November 19, 1907 – December 22, 1973) was a Japanese actress who was active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She is best known for playing geisha in several films, such as Keiji Mizoguchi's ''A Geisha'', and t ...
as Okon
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Chikage Oogi
, real name (born 10 May 1933 as , is a Japanese actress and politician. During her 30-year-long political career, she served in some important posts. She became the first female President of the House of Councillors in 2004.
Her pseudonymous ...
as Akemi
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Shunji Sakai Shunji (written: 俊二, 俊治, 俊嗣, 舜二 or 隼士) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese actor
*, Imperial Japanese Navy admi ...
as Heihachi
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Kyu Sazanka as Fujimaru
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Eijirō Yanagi
(16 September 1895 – 24 April 1984) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 160 films from 1940 to 1975.
Career
Starting out in shingeki theater, Yanagi moved to shinpa
(also rendered ''shimpa'') is a form of theater in Japan, ...
References
External links
* https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330531/
1956 films
Japanese romantic drama films
Films directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
Shintoho films
1950s Japanese films
Japanese black-and-white films
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