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The Dancing Girl of Izu
The Dancing Girl of Izu

The Dancing Girl of Izu

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"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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 February 1933

Country

Japan

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kaoru, a dancer

Den Obinata

Den Obinata

Mizuhara, a student

Tokuji Kobayashi

Tokuji Kobayashi

Eikichi, brother of Kaoru

Kinuko Wakamizu

Kinuko Wakamizu

Chiyoko, the wife

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Hattori

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Geisha

Eiko Takamatsu

Eiko Takamatsu

Otatsu, the mother

Shizue Hyōdō

Shizue Hyōdō

Yuriko, an emplyee

Jun Arai

Jun Arai

Zenbei, master of 'Yukawarô'

Ryoichi Takeuchi

Ryoichi Takeuchi

Ryûichi, the son

Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Kubota, an engineer

Ryōtarō Mizushima

Ryōtarō Mizushima

Tamura, a policeman

Hideo Takeda

Hideo Takeda

Monk

Kikuko Hanaoka

Kikuko Hanaoka

Geisha

Shozaburo Abe

Shozaburo Abe

Customer at the spa

Kiyoshi Aono

Kiyoshi Aono

Kisaku

Osamu Soga

Osamu Soga

Barber proprietor

Hiroshi Nagao

Hiroshi Nagao

Blue-collar

Juku Matsumoto

Juku Matsumoto

Blue-collar

Shiro Katsuragi

Shiro Katsuragi

Hikaru Yoshida

Hikaru Yoshida

Reikō Tani

Reikō Tani

Man

Einosuke Naka

Einosuke Naka

Village man

Reiji Yanagida

Reiji Yanagida

Village man

Yoshiro Takayama

Yoshiro Takayama

Chieko Kyotani

Chieko Kyotani

Inn maid

Shizue Akiyama

Shizue Akiyama

Inn maid

Yasuko Koizumi

Yasuko Koizumi

Woman at the harbour

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