The Song Lantern

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The Song Lantern (1943)

Directed by Mikio Naruse

Drama · 1h 33m

A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.

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Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi Onchi Kitahachi Eijirō Yanagi Jirozou
I
Ichijirō Oya Onchi Genjiro Kan Ishii Henmi Sessou Isuzu Yamada O-Sode
E
Eiichi Seto Gen-ichi
M
Masao Murata Muneyama Tamae Kiyokawa

Crew

Director
Mikio Naruse
Screenplay
Mantarō Kubota
Director of Photography
Asakazu Nakai
Original Music Composer
Shiro Fukai
Editor
Yoshiki Nagasawa

Details

Original title
歌行燈
Release date
1943-02-11
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toho Eiga