Overview
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.
Movie Info
Release Date: 4/26/1934
Runtime: 87 min
Director: Mikio Naruse
Top Cast
Setsuko Shinobu
Sugiko Shima
Akio Isono
Koichi, her younger brother
Hikaru Yamanouchi
Hiroshi Yamanouchi
Nobuko Wakaba
Takako, his elder sister
Fumiko Katsuragi
mother
Shinichi Himori
Shinkichi Yamamura
Ichiro Yuki
Machio Harada
Yukiko Inoue
Yoshiko Hisayama
Reikō Tani
Butler
Kōji Mitsui
Guest (at café)
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