Overview
Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
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Setting
Set in Tokyo
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Music
Music by Takanobu Saitō
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Yūharu Atsuta
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ton SatomiNovel
- Kōgo NodaScreenplay
- Yasujirō OzuScreenplay
- Original title
- 彼岸花
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 7, 1958
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cast
Shin SaburiWataru Hirayama
Kinuyo TanakaKiyoko Hirayama
Ineko ArimaSetsuko Hirayama
Yoshiko KugaFumiko Mikami
Keiji SadaMasahiko Taniguchi
Teiji TakahashiShotaru Kondo
Miyuki KuwanoHisako Hirayama
Chishū RyūShukichi Mikami
Chieko NaniwaHatsu Sasaki
Fujiko YamamotoYukiko Sasaki
Fumio WatanabeIchiro Nagamura
Nobuo NakamuraToshihiko Kawai
Toyo TakahashiWakamatsu's Owner- Ryuji KitaHeinosuke Horie
Mutsuko SakuraAkemi
Teruko NagaokaMaid
Hisao ToakeRyozo Soga
Tsûsai SugawaraMr. Sugai
Ureo EgawaSchoolmate Nakanish- Norikazu TakedaSchoolmate Hayashi
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