One day, Reiko, who is engaged, meets a young man named Kondo, and she likes him, although she has a fiancé. On top of this, Reiko, suffering between two men, learns from her father that she is the child of her deceased mother and uncle. In this ambitious work, Sayuri Yoshinaga takes on the role of a girl who loves two men at the same time. The latest work from the golden duo of director Katsumi Nishikawa and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga, who created many masterpieces such as “The Izu Dancer”.
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
Known for
Buddha: The Great Departure
The Makioka Sisters
Tetsuya Watari
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Graveyard of Honor
Akira Suzuki
Zenzô Matsuyama
Takeshi Yamamoto
Known for
One Million Yen Girl
Katsumi Nishikawa
Terumi Niki
Known for
Red Beard
Evil Dead Trap
Hikaru Hayashi
Hiroshi Sekiguchi
Also in
Internal Sleuth
Sweet Revenge
Kuratarô Takamura
Shizue Natsukawa
Known for
Twenty-Four Eyes
Tsutomu Shimomoto
Also in
The Thick-Walled Room
Children of Hiroshima
Katsumi Nishikawa Director · Zenzō Matsuyama Screenplay Hikaru Hayashi Composer
First release October 29, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Original title 白鳥
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
白鳥
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 29, 1966
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No release date listed for United States.
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