· Japan · 1941 · 1h 12m

Dancers of Awa

阿波の踊子

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Director
Masahiro Makino
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa as Yataro Kurokawa as Takako Irie as Hideko Takamine as Ichirō Tsukida as Kinichi Shimizu as
Crew
Fusao Hata — Editor Nobuo Iida — Original Music Composer Masahiro Makino — Writer
Synopsis

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the day of his brother's death. So every year the villains are worried during the Awa Dance Festival (which is part of the Obon festival), but nothing has ever happened, until seven years later...

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Masahiro Makino Director Fusao Hata Editor Nobuo Iida Original Music Composer Masahiro Makino Writer
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