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In the second half, we discover that Toyomi is pregnant and while Shintaro and Yurie are on their extended honeymoon, she bears his child, a girl named Kiyoko.Read More »
Takako Irie
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Mikio Naruse – Kafuku kôhen AKA Learn from Experience, Part Two (1937)
1931-1940DramaJapanMikio NaruseRomance -
Mikio Naruse – Kafuku zempen AKA Learn from Experience, Part One (1937)
1931-1940DramaJapanMikio NaruseRomance
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Toyomi, a rich young woman is in love with Shintaro, a rich young man. Unfortunately, Shintaro’s father is in the process of arranging a marriage for him with Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. In order to avoid this, the two young lovers flee to Tokyo to live together.Read More » -
Kenji Mizoguchi – Tôkyô kôshinkyoku AKA Tokyo March [Japanese Print] (1929)
1921-1930DramaJapanKenji MizoguchiSilent
A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi’s typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, “Tokyo March.”Read More »
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Satsuo Yamamoto – Tsubasa no gaika AkA A Triumph Of Wings (1942)
1941-1950DramaJapanSatsuo YamamotoWar
A drama film produced during WW2 about a japanese fighter squadron and their families.
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Kenji Mizoguchi – Tokyo koshin-kyoku AKA Tokyo March [Japanese print] (1929)
1921-1930AsianJapanKenji MizoguchiSilent
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A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi’s typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, “Tokyo March.”Read More »