Meoto zenzai
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is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film
drama directed by Shirō Toyoda
. It is an adaptation of the 1939 novel of the same name by Sakunosuke Oda.
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
drama directed by Shirō Toyoda
Shiro Toyoda
was a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Kyoto, Toyoda moved to Tokyo in his teens and began studying under the pioneering film director Eizō Tanaka. He joined Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1924 and worked as an assistant director under Yasujirō Shimazu...
. It is an adaptation of the 1939 novel of the same name by Sakunosuke Oda.
Cast
- Hisaya MorishigeHisaya Morishigewas a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, he graduated from what was known under the old education system as Kitano Middle School , and subsequently attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchuria...
- Chikage AwashimaChikage Awashimaborn Keiko Nakagawa in Tokyo, 24 February 1924) is a Japanese actress who has been in films since the 1950s.- Filmography :* Tenya wanya * Early Summer * Nami * An Inlet of Muddy Water...
- Youko TsukasaYouko Tsukasais a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 17th Blue Ribbon Awards for Kinokawa.-Filmography:*Meoto zenzai *The Birth of Japan *Late Autumn *Yojimbo *The End of Summer...
- Chieko Naniwa
- Haruo TanakaHaruo Tanakawas a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades.-Career:Tanaka was born in Kyoto and quit school in order to become a film actor, joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1925. He eventually moved up to secondary leads and even into leading roles against...
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