A lost Mizoguchi film.
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Cast
14 people
Eiji Takagi
Murata Hakase
Also in
Tokyo March
The Daughter of the Samurai
Eiji Nakano
Murata Keiichi
Also in
Police Officer
Oyuki the Virgin
Kenji Mizoguchi
Shuichi Hatamoto
Yōko Umemura
Kawase Machiko
Known for
Sisters of the Gion
Osaka Elegy
Yasunaga Higashibōjō
Also in
The Conjuror in the Town
Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen
Shin'ichirô Komura
Also in
Eternal Heart
The Blacksmith of the Forest
Yutaka Mimasu
Also in
The Straits of Love and Hate
Kinuyo's First Love
Hiroki Hoshino
Sonobe Danshaku
Enji Satô
O Choetsu
Hiromichi Kawada
Ri Ninkei
Yoshiko Okada
Ri Shuren
Also in
Woman of Tokyo
An Inn in Tokyo
Kenji Mizoguchi Director · Shuichi Hatamoto Writer
First release April 10, 1925 · Produced in Japan · Original title 大地は微笑む 第一篇
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
大地は微笑む 第一篇
Original language
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 10, 1925
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No release date listed for United States.
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