The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

1937-12-02 Japan 77 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

上原謙 is Shichirō Yamagami
Shichirō Yamagami
高峰三枝子 is Reiko Kosugi
Reiko Kosugi
夏川大二郎 is Chōjirō Kanda
Chōjirō Kanda
西村青児 is Sasaki
徳大寺伸 is Jun Asukai
Jun Asukai
杉村春子 is Marieda Matsushima
Marieda Matsushima
河村黎吉 is Gunji Ōhira
Gunji Ōhira
岡村文子 is Kureko
武田春郎 is Kōhei Handa
Kōhei Handa
斎藤達雄 is Kampei Fujii
Kampei Fujii