Overview
The quaint life of Ottavia, a widow living in Rome, is turned upside down when a young and pretty Japanese girl knocks at her door, claiming to be the daughter of her late husband, an Italian military officer who went to Japan on a secret mission during WWII and reportedly killed in action there.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Rome
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Music
Music by Teo Usuelli
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Alfio Contini
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Luigi Filippo D'AmicoScreenplay, Story
- Ugo GuerraStory, Screenplay
- Giuseppe MangioneOriginal Story
- Gaspare CataldoStory, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 23, 1961
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Production
Cast
Akiko WakabayashiAkiko
Pierre BriceDuilio
Marisa MerliniOttavia Colasanto
Memmo CarotenutoArmando Piffero
Vicky LudovisiAnita Colasanto
Valeria FabriziTosca
Andrea ChecchiSor Egisto- Marcello PaoliniSerse Colasanto
Paolo FerrariTerzo Braccio
Paolo PanelliFelice- Mario MeniconiL'arbitro sul ring (uncredited)
- Carlo Taranto
Giacomo Furia- Livia Contardi
- Francesco Sormano
- Giuseppe Chinnici
Nino Fuscagni- Ettore Zamperini
Luigi Moneta
Roberto Ceccacci
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