The Lights of Asakusa (1937)
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.

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Cast

Ken Uehara Ken Uehara As: Shichirō Yamagami
Mieko Takamine Mieko Takamine As: Reiko Kosugi
Daijirō Natsukawa Daijirō Natsukawa As: Chōjirō Kanda
Seiji Nishimura Seiji Nishimura As: Sasaki
Yoshiko Tsubouchi Yoshiko Tsubouchi As: Oryū
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 02 December 1937

Country: JP

Runtime: 77m

Company Credits

Company: Shochiku

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Cast

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Shichirō Yamagami

Mieko Takamine

Mieko Takamine

Reiko Kosugi

Daijirō Natsukawa

Daijirō Natsukawa

Chōjirō Kanda

Seiji Nishimura

Seiji Nishimura

Sasaki

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Oryū

Kaneko Fujiwara

Kaneko Fujiwara

Yoshino

Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

Jun Asukai

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Marieda Matsushima

Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Gunji Ōhira

Fumiko Okamura

Fumiko Okamura

Kureko

Hideo Takeda

Hideo Takeda

Kōhei Handa

Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Kampei Fujii

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shin'ichi Katori

Akio Isono

Akio Isono

Senkichi

Shotaro Akagi

Shotaro Akagi

Fukumatsu

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Futokō

Toshiaki Konoe

Toshiaki Konoe

Nimura

Hikaru Yamanouchi

Hikaru Yamanouchi

Arakawa

Kōichi Itō

Kōichi Itō

Sakuragi

Tokuji Kobayashi

Tokuji Kobayashi

Perfumer

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

dancer in 'Carmen'

Mitsuko Higashiyama

Mitsuko Higashiyama

dancer in 'Carmen'

Masami Morikawa

Masami Morikawa

dancer in 'Carmen'

Yaeko Izumo

Yaeko Izumo

dancer in 'Carmen'

Kazuko Komaki

Kazuko Komaki

dancer in 'Carmen'

Kanji Kawara

Kanji Kawara

Directed By

Keisuke Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita

Assistant Director

Yasujirō Shimazu

Yasujirō Shimazu

Director

Writing Credits

Hiroshi Hamamoto

Hiroshi Hamamoto

Original Story

Tadao Ikeda

Tadao Ikeda

Screenplay

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Saburo Omura

Saburo Omura

Sound Recordist

Hikaru Saotome

Hikaru Saotome

Original Music Composer

Takeo Dobashi

Takeo Dobashi

Sound Recordist

Hikaru Saotome

Hikaru Saotome

Music Arranger

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Toshio Ubukata

Toshio Ubukata

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Tatsuo Hamada

Tatsuo Hamada

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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