The Dancing Girl of Izu
1933 · 1h 34m · N/A
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Heinosuke Gosho
Overview
"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets there, including their youngest girl. The student finds the naïve girl attractive even though he eventually has to part with the family after spending memorable time together.
Director and cast
- Heinosuke Gosho Director
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Kaoru, a dancer
- Den Obinata as Mizuhara, a student
- Tokuji Kobayashi as Eikichi, brother of Kaoru
- Kinuko Wakamizu as Chiyoko, the wife
- Takeshi Sakamoto as Hattori
- Chōko Iida as Geisha
- Eiko Takamatsu as Otatsu, the mother
- Shizue Hyōdō as Yuriko, an emplyee
- Jun Arai as Zenbei, master of 'Yukawarô'
- Ryoichi Takeuchi as Ryûichi, the son
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