A rich bourgeoisie family has little care in the world and knows no other lifestyle. It is only the family's second daughter who has an insecure bone in her body and ponders a day when the good times might end. Then one day the family-owned company goes bankrupt and a new era begins.
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Setsuko Hara
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Hideko Takamine
Known for
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Floating Clouds
Ichirō Tsukida
Also in
The Lady and the Beard
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
Yoko Mizumachi
Also in
Winter Inn
Oath on the Burning Sands
Toshio Miki
Also in
Shanghai Landing Party
The Town
Sōji Kiyokawa
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Kan Yanagiya
Known for
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Stray Dog
Yo Kinoshita
Also in
Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
Mother Never Dies
Satsuo Yamamoto Director · Ryûji Nagami Screenplay Yoshio Miyajima Cinematographer
First release February 21, 1939 · Produced in Japan · Original title 美はしき出発
Production
Toho Eiga
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Japan
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Original title
美はしき出発
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 21, 1939
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No release date listed for United States.
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