Synopsis & Context
The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- 金環蝕
- Release
- November 1, 1934
- Screen Time
- 1h 37min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Released
Personas & Cast
Mitsugu Fujii
Shûkichi Ôsaki
Hiroko Kawasaki
Kinue Nishimura
Michiko Kuwano
Tomone Iwaki
Shirô Kanemitsu
Seiji Kanda
Isamu Yamaguchi
Matsumura, chauffeur
Hideo Fujino
Keinosuke Iwaki
Akio Nomura
Tomone's brother
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Kayo
Shigeru Ogura
Muraki
Ryôko Hisahara
Ofuji, his sweetheart
Toshiaki Konoe
Yamashita
Reikichi Kawamura
Ôsaki's father
