The Izu Dancer

May 13, 1960

1h 27m

★ 0.0

Pure and short-lived love of an itinerant dancing girl and a boy student

Overview

Love story between a student and girl whose parents are itinerant entertainers. Set in Japan in the 1920's.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Kaoru

Haruko Wanibuchi

Mizuhara

Masahiko Tsugawa

Eikichi

Masami Taura

Haberdasher

Zeko Nakamura

Tatsu

Mutsuko Sakura

Yuriko

Reiko Hitomi

Chiyoko

Junko Shiroyama

During the Taisho era of 1918, 17-year-old Benio Hanamura thrives on bucking tradition. As a boisterous and quarrelsome tomboy, Miss Hanamura leads a life of kendo and tree-climbing adventure with her best friends Tamaki and Ranmaru. Benio determines to find love on her own, though her family has other plans. Benio will encounter tests of love, independence, and friendship during wartime.

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0.0

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7.2

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