The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
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Cast
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Mitsugu Fujii
Shûkichi Ôsaki
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Hiroko Kawasaki
Kinue Nishimura
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Michiko Kuwano
Tomone Iwaki
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Shirô Kanemitsu
Seiji Kanda
Isamu Yamaguchi
Matsumura, chauffeur
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Hideo Fujino
Keinosuke Iwaki
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Akio Nomura
Tomone's brother
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Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Kayo
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Shigeru Ogura
Muraki
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Ryôko Hisahara
Ofuji, his sweetheart
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Toshiaki Konoe
Yamashita
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Reikichi Kawamura
Ôsaki's father
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Hiroshi Shimizu Director · Masao Arata Screenplay Masao Kume Story
United States release November 1, 1934 · Produced in Japan · Original title 金環蝕
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
金環蝕
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · November 1, 1934
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