First Love Waltz
In the late afternoon in Kyoto’s Ponto-chō, as Tsuruko, a maiko who had just left Tsurunoya, was crossing a small bridge over the Takase River, a Packard came racing toward her. The car’s wheel hit a puddle, and before Tsuruko had a chance to dodge, a splash landed on her kimono. The college student behind the wheel was Tetsuo, the son of the president of Takagi Industries. Struck by Tsuruko’s charm, he got out of the car to wipe her kimono clean, then accompanied her to a kimono shop, where he bought her an expensive bolt of fabric as a gift.
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Minoru Arita
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Yoko Shimizutani
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A Song of Memory
Chikage Oogi
Known for
Profound Desires of the Gods
Chieko Naniwa
Known for
Throne of Blood
Sansho the Bailiff
Harue Akagi
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Toshiie and Matsu
Tokyo Tower
Mitsuko Yamada
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Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
Toshiaki Konoe
Known for
The Life of Oharu
Yuki Chisaka
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Masquerade Ball
Kenta Kimoto Director · Eiichi Kimura Screenplay Hiroshi Tanigawa Screenplay
First release January 15, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
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Kyōritsu Eiga
Production
TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
初恋ワルツ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 15, 1955
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