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祇園物語 春怨

祇園物語 春怨

1951 1h 26m

The story of a lovely "maiko" who bloomed in Gion. Three half-sisters play out a tale of tearful love between father and daughters against the backdrop of the city's dance festival.

Synopsis

The story of a lovely "maiko" who bloomed in Gion. Three half-sisters play out a tale of tearful love between father and daughters against the backdrop of the city's dance festival.

Behind it

Isamu KosugiIsamu KosugiDirectorKintaro InoueWriterYoshikata YodaWriter

Cast

Isamu KosugiIsamu Kosugi
Yoshiko TsubouchiYoshiko Tsubouchi
Chizuru KitagawaChizuru Kitagawa
Yōko SugiYōko Sugi
Setsuko WakayamaSetsuko Wakayama
Katsuhiko Haida
Kunitaro Sawamura
Kichijirō UedaKichijirō Ueda
Eiko MaruyamaEiko Maruyama
Koji ArimaKoji Arima
Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Director

Isamu Kosugi

Writers

Kintaro Inoue, Yoshikata Yoda

Release date

21 Apr 1951

Runtime

1h 26m

Studio

Toei Company

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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