The Romance of Yushima
1955 Japanese film
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The Romance of Yushima (婦系図 湯島の白梅, Onna keizu: Yushima no shiraume; lit. "Genealogy of women: White plums of Yushima) is a 1955 Japanese romance drama film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It is based on the 1907 novel Onna keizu by Kyōka Izumi.[1][2]
Directed byTeinosuke Kinugasa
Written byTeinosuke Kinugasa
Jun Sagara
Kyōka Izumi (novel)
Jun Sagara
Kyōka Izumi (novel)
Produced byAsata Fujii
CinematographyKimio Watanabe
| The Romance of Yushima | |
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| Directed by | Teinosuke Kinugasa |
| Written by | Teinosuke Kinugasa Jun Sagara Kyōka Izumi (novel) |
| Produced by | Asata Fujii |
| Cinematography | Kimio Watanabe |
| Music by | Ichirō Saitō |
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Release date | |
Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
The film follows the tragic love story between student Chikara and his mistress Otsuta, a geisha.
Cast
- Fujiko Yamamoto as Otsuta
- Kōji Tsuruta as Chikara Hayase
- Masayuki Mori as Shunzo Sakai
- Sumiko Fujita as Taeko Sakai
- Yasuko Kawakami as Yukiko Matsumura
- Haruko Sugimura as Koyoshi
- Daisuke Katō as Menoso
Background
TV version
A TV dramatisation was broadcast between Thursday 9 June and Thursday 16 June 1966, again starring Fujiko Yamamoto.[4]
Notes
- A district in Bunkyō ward, Tokyo.
