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The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

Drama
Release Date: 1937, December 2
Directors: Yasujirō Shimazu
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku, Shochiku
Cast: Shinichi Himori, Yaeko Izumo, Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura, Fumiko Okamura, Ken Uehara, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Seiji Nishimura, Toshiaki Konoe, Akio Isono, Mieko Takamine, Tokuji Kobayashi

Overview:

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.

Keywords:

taisho period tokyo, japan