When he was a little boy, Tokitō Kensaku was sent to live with his paternal grandfather and his mistress Oei. Years later, Kensaku realizes he has feelings for Oei.
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Cast
26 people
Ryō Ikebe
Kensaku Tokitō
Known for
Pale Flower
Early Spring
Fujiko Yamamoto
Naoko
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Equinox Flower
Chikage Awashima
Oei
Known for
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Early Spring
Minoru Chiaki
Nobuyuki
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Tomoko Fumino
Mother
Known for
A Thousand and One Nights
Nobuo Nakamura
Father
Known for
Tokyo Story
High and Low
Michiko Araki
Woman from Hongo
Known for
Gate of Hell
Teruko Nagaoka
Aiko's mother
Known for
Tokyo Story
Good Morning
Noboru Nakaya
Ishimoto
Known for
Japanese Spiderman
Lady Snowblood
Kazuo Kitamura
Takai
Known for
Black Rain
Vengeance Is Mine
Haruko Sugimura
Osai
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Hiroshi Shiomi
Nagai
Also in
Love Under the Crucifix
Warrior of the Wind
Shirō Toyoda Director · Naoya Shiga Story Yasushi Akutagawa Composer
First release September 20, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Production Tokyo Eiga
Production
TOHO
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Tokyo Eiga
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Japan
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Original title
暗夜行路
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 20, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
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