Drama · Japan · 1956 · 1h 33m

Actress

女優

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Director

Cast

Nobuko Otowa as Kakuko Mori Chikako Hosokawa as Tsukiko, Kakuko's mother Eijirō Tōno as Shinsuke Ashida as Koreya Senda as Eitarō Ozawa as

Crew

Yoshio Miyajima — Director of Photography Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Screenplay Kakuko Mori — Novel Setsuo Noto — Producer Hisao Itoya — Producer

Synopsis

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

Mood & Themes

blindness and impaired vision based on memoir or autobiography actress

Key Collaborators

Kaneto Shindō Director Yoshio Miyajima Director of Photography Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Kakuko Mori Novel Setsuo Noto Producer Hisao Itoya Producer Tengo Yamada Producer Takashi Marumo Production Design

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