(情艶一代女)

Content: Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins training with the Onnagata Kikugoro VI as a dancer. She leaves her geisha life to pursue this new path, but falls in love with a naval officer who is the younger brother of Kikugoro and who saves her from a stalker monk. Kikugoro hears of this and becomes enraged. The naval officer dies in the Second Sino-Japanese War, causing the lead to go back home to her mother where she meets, and falls in love with, a poet who resembles her now-deceased fiancé. This poet leaves her in order to force her to dedicate her entire life to dancing, which he sees as her true pursuit.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Runtime:

90 minutes

Year:

1951

Directors:

Hiromasa Nomura

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Production companies:

TOHO

Actors:

春日野八千代

高島達之助

山村耕一

六代目菊五郎

菊五郎夫人

Crews:

Cinematography

Lighting Director

Director

Art Direction

Producer