The Lights of Asakusa

5.6
19371h 17m

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.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Shichirō Yamagami

Photo of Mieko Takamine

Mieko Takamine

Reiko Kosugi

Photo of Daijirō Natsukawa

Daijirō Natsukawa

Chōjirō Kanda

Photo of Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

Jun Asukai

Photo of Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Marieda Matsushima

Photo of Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Gunji Ōhira

Photo of Hideo Takeda

Hideo Takeda

Kōhei Handa

Photo of Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Kampei Fujii

Photo of Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shin'ichi Katori

Photo of Akio Isono

Akio Isono

Senkichi

Photo of Masami Morikawa

Masami Morikawa

dancer in 'Carmen'

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