The Lights of Asakusa (1937)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Yasujirō Shimazu
Writing:
- Tadao Ikeda
- Hiroshi Hamamoto
Stars:
Release Date: 1937-12-02
6.0/10
6.0/10
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 77
Shin'ichi Katori
Kampei Fujii
Jun Asukai
Reiko Kosugi
Kureko
Marieda Matsushima
Oryū
Nimura
Futokō
Perfumer
Shichirō Yamagami
Chōjirō Kanda
Sasaki
Gunji Ōhira
Kōhei Handa
Senkichi
Arakawa
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