The Chieko Story

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The Chieko Story (1957)

Directed by Hisatora Kumagai

Drama · 1h 38m

Adapted from a poem, which was composed by poet and sculptor Kotaro Takamura, Chieko-Sho is the story of the artist's wife Chieko. The poet meets a woman, who also as an artist illustrates, one day. They marry and have a good life spending many years together. One day, however, she loses her mind and has to be confined to a hospital. The poetry was some of star Hara Setsuko's favourite even before her involvement in the film.

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Cast

So Yamamura Kotaro Takamura Setsuko Hara Chieko Takamura Hiroshi Tachikawa Mitsuo Bokuzen Hidari Gohei Kyoko Aoyama Akiko Natsuko Kahara Mieko
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Ken Mitsuda Keiichi Yagi Eiko Miyoshi Kei
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Keiko Môri Kyoko Haruo Nakajima Chieko Nakakita Sadako Kaga
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Matsue Ono Yoshino

Crew

Director
Hisatora Kumagai
Screenplay
Toshio Yasumi
Director of Photography
Jōji Ohara

Details

Original title
智恵子抄
Release date
1957-06-29
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
TOHO