Okoto and Sasuke
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A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro.
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Cast
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Okoto
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Ugetsu
Kōkichi Takada
Sasuke
Known for
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Hideo Fujino
Yasuzaemon
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Chōko Iida
Okimi
Known for
The Only Son
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Fumiko Katsuragi
Shige
Also in
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
No Blood Relation
Reikichi Kawamura
Teizo
Known for
Stray Dog
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Sachiko Murase
Yoshiko
Known for
Rhapsody in August
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Tatsuo Saitō
Toshitaro
Known for
I Was Born, But...
Lord Jim
Takeshi Sakamoto
Seikichi
Known for
A Story of Floating Weeds
I Was Born, But...
Sanae Takasugi
Geisha
Also in
Women of the Night
The Munekata Sisters
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Okoto's sister
Known for
Late Spring
The Only Son
Sôjin Kamiyama
Known for
The Thief of Bagdad
Yasujirō Shimazu Director · Junichirō Tanizaki Author Takashi Kuwabara Cinematographer
First release June 15, 1935 · Produced in Japan · Original title 春琴抄 お琴と佐助
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
春琴抄 お琴と佐助
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 15, 1935
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No release date listed for United States.
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