A country girl Teruko falls in love with the aristocrat Yanagisawa. When she once asks him what the meaning of life is, he responds that it is to live freely. Unfortunately, he does that by abandoning her. Teruko tries to commit suicide, but luckily is saved. Yanagisawa returns and apologizes to her.
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Cast
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Harumi Hanayagi
島崎照子
Also in
Maid of the Deep Mountains
Harvest
Minoru Murata
柳沢泰彦
Also in
Souls on the Road
Maid of the Deep Mountains
Norimasa Kaeriyama
Iyokichi Kondô
山下純太郎
Also in
Maid of the Deep Mountains
The Conjuror in the Town
Sugisaku Aoyama
照子の父
Known for
Ugetsu
Sanshiro Sugata
Shizue Natsukawa
照子の妹
Known for
Twenty-Four Eyes
Daijiro Natsukawa
照子の弟
Also in
The Invisible Man Appears
The Downfall of Osen
Yo Ishida
Teruko's brother, Yo-chan
Kumiyo Matsumoto
Actress
Shigesaburô Takahashi
Yamashita's assisant
Norimasa Kaeriyama Director
First release September 13, 1919 · Produced in Japan · Original title 生の輝き
Production
Tenkatsu
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Japan
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Original title
生の輝き
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 13, 1919
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