The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

12/02/1937 (JP) • 1h 17m

Drama

Overview

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.

Top Billed Cast

Ken Uehara

Shichirō Yamagami

Mieko Takamine

Reiko Kosugi

Daijirō Natsukawa

Chōjirō Kanda

Shin Tokudaiji

Jun Asukai

Haruko Sugimura

Marieda Matsushima

Reikichi Kawamura

Gunji Ōhira


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

tokyo, japan

taisho period

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