Ghost Story of Youth (1955)
1955 · 1h 54m · Drama
Genres: Drama
A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist and childhood friend. A woman named Tomi Funakoshi appears in front of the two, who are thinking of getting married someday.
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Natto Wada, Bunroku Shishi
Music by: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Cinematography: Shigeyoshi Mine
Editor: Masanori Tsujii
Cast
Izumi Ashikawa as Shinko FujitaniMie Kitahara as Chiharu OkumuraSo Yamamura as Tetsuya, father of ChiharuTatsuya Mihashi as Shinichi UtsunomiyaYukiko Todoroki as Choko, mother of ShinichiHisako Yamane as Tomi FunakoshiJūkichi Uno as KogamataMichiko Saga as FudekomaKoreya Senda as Takaya OkumuraTanie Kitabayashi as Nanny at Okumura'sOsamu Takizawa as AkuzawaKō MishimaMore like this
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