is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by

Toshio Sugie was a Japanese film director. He directed films from the 1940s to the 1960s. Career Sugie was born in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture (currently Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City). After graduating from the Waseda University, Sugie joined P.C ...

. It was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the first film released in

Tohoscope Toho Scope (東宝スコープ) is an anamorphic lens system developed in the late 1950s by Toho Studios in response to the popularity of CinemaScope. Its technical specifications are identical to those of CinemaScope. This widescreen format was f ...

Production

''On Wings of Love'' was the third film in the ''Sannin Musume'' series of romantic musical films.

Release

''On Wings of Love'' was released theatrically in Japan on 13 July 1957 where it was distributed by

Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer an ...

. It was the first film released in Toho Scope, Toho's 2.35:1 anamorphic wide screen system. The film was Toho highest-grossing film of 1957 and the only film to make the top ten highest-grossing films in Japan in 1957, at ninth place.

Cast

The main cast of On Wings of Love are: * Hibari Misora * Izumi Yukimura * Setsuko Wakayama * Yaeko Izumo * Tsuneko Ozawa * Chiemi Eri * Akira Takarada * Shinji Yamada * Sumiko Koizumi

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* 1957 films Japanese black-and-white films Films directed by Toshio Sugie Toho films Japanese romantic musical films 1950s romantic musical films 1950s Japanese films {{romantic-musical-film-stub