The Lights of Asakusa (1937)
1937 · 1h 17m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice.
Director: Yasujirō Shimazu
Writers: Tadao Ikeda
Music by: Hikaru Saotome
Cinematography: Toshio Ubukata
Editor: Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Cast
Ken Uehara as Shichirō YamagamiMieko Takamine as Reiko KosugiDaijiro Natsukawa as Chōjirō KandaSeiji Nishimura as SasakiYoshiko Tsubouchi as OryūKaneko Fujiwara as YoshinoShin Tokudaiji as Jun AsukaiHaruko Sugimura as Marieda MatsushimaReikichi Kawamura as Gunji ŌhiraFumiko Okamura as KurekoHideo Takeda as Kōhei HandaTatsuo Saitō as Kampei FujiiMore like this
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