Following Flower Picking Diary (1939), Tamizo directed another film starring Hideko Takamine, based on a story by Nobuko Yoshiya. Takamine plays a poor young girl, trying to become a teacher on her quest to become independent to be able to look after her younger brother. But then tragedy strikes...
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Cast
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Hideko Takamine
Yumiko
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Takashi Kotaka
Yûkichi
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Sadako Sawamura
Mother
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Kokuten Kōdō
Grandfather
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Kō Mihashi
Uncle
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Hyo Kitazawa
Teacher
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Misako Shimizu
Satoe
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Kimie Hayashi
Sadako
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Women of the Night
Hideko the Bus Conductor
Shizuko Nagaoka
Hanako
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Schoolgirl Records
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Fumiyo Kyômachi
Sonoko
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Masako Sanjo
Matsuko
Also in
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Ayako Ichinose
English Teacher
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Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Tamizo Ishida Director · Toshio Yasumi Screenplay Nobuko Yoshiya Story
First release July 30, 1940 · Produced in Japan · Original title 釣鐘草
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Toho Eiga
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Japan
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Original title
釣鐘草
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 30, 1940
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No release date listed for United States.
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