Comedy ·Romance · Japan · 1958 · 1h 18m

Bright Young Maidens

若い娘たち

Director

Cast

Izumi Yukimura as Kanako Ishizawa Rumiko Sasa as Tamako Ishizawa, Kanako's Younger Sister Kuniko Miyake as Mihoko Ishizawa, Kanako's Mother Fumie Noguchi as Sumiko Shibata Kumi Mizuno as Tomoko Nomura Daisuke Katō as Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father

Crew

Fukuzo Koizumi — Director of Photography Seiichi Bawatari — Original Music Composer Toshiro Ide — Screenplay Yōjirō Ishizaka — Novel Masakatsu Kaneko — Producer Tatsuo Kita — Production Design

Synopsis

In order to get Kanako (Izumi Yukimura) married, her mother places a rental listing in the student medical school newsletter and attempts to find a suitable lodger who will catch the eye of her daughter.

Key Collaborators

Kihachi Okamoto Director Fukuzo Koizumi Director of Photography Seiichi Bawatari Original Music Composer Toshiro Ide Screenplay Yōjirō Ishizaka Novel Masakatsu Kaneko Producer Tatsuo Kita Production Design

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