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The Morning Sun Shines

The Morning Sun Shines

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The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.

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Budget

$25

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

25 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

12 April 1929

Country

Japan

Cast

Takako Irie

Takako Irie

girl in the elevator

Joji Oka

Joji Oka

(as Susumu Minobe): Hiroo Karasaki, Head of Delegation

Kōju Murata

Kōju Murata

Kusaka

Eiji Nakano

Eiji Nakano

Hayafusa

Ranko Sawa

Ranko Sawa

Asako Akizuki

Heitaro Doi

Heitaro Doi

Kōhei Akizuki

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