Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
At a coastal hot spring inn, a group of women navigate work, personal struggles, and unexpected scandals. When a guest threatens to expose one maid's past, she must decide whether to run or face it—with help from a kind local officer.
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Cast
51 people
Reiko Dan
Yuki (maid)
Known for
Sanjuro
Red Beard
Kumi Mizuno
Keiko Tashiro (newlywed guest)
Known for
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
The War of the Gargantuas
Ken Uehara
Sentarō Kuwabara
Known for
Repast
Mothra
Aiko Mimasu
Yone (maid)
Known for
Street of Shame
Yearning
Keiju Kobayashi
Officer Furuyama
Known for
The Return of Godzilla
Sanjuro
Daisuke Katō
Kikuzō (head clerk)
Known for
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Yōko Tsukasa
Kyōko Arisaka (Yone’s daughter)
Known for
Yojimbo
Samurai Rebellion
Akira Takarada
Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
Known for
Godzilla
King Kong Escapes
Kyū Sazanka
Heita (head clerk)
Known for
Yojimbo
The Bad Sleep Well
Harumi Kitao
お蝶（女中）
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Takeo (kitchen trainee)
Known for
Samurai Rebellion
Red Beard
Shun'ichi Segi
Yoshio Tashiro (newlywed guest)
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The College Hero
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Shūe Matsubayashi Director · Katsuya Susaki Screenplay Takeshi Suzuki Cinematographer
First release August 19, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
Production
Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
風流温泉日記
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 19, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
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