Music ·Comedy · Japan · 1939 · 1h 9m

Singing Lovebirds

鴛鴦歌合戦

Singing Lovebirds poster
Director
Masahiro Makino
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka as Reisaburo Asai Ryōsuke Kagawa as Soshichi Kagawaya Takashi Shimura as Kyosai Shimura Mitsuru Toyama as Man-emon Toyama Kajō Onoe as Roku-be of Dogu-ya (antique dealer) Hidemichi Ishikawa as Matsusuke Matsuda
Crew
Akira Mimura — Director of Photography Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Nobuo Miyamoto — Editor Tokujirō Ōkubo — Original Music Composer Masao Yoneyama — Original Music Composer Koji Edogawa — Screenplay
Synopsis

An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him to consider selling his attractive, desirable daughter to a suitor she doesn't love.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Masahiro Makino Director Akira Mimura Director of Photography Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Nobuo Miyamoto Editor Tokujirō Ōkubo Original Music Composer Masao Yoneyama Original Music Composer Koji Edogawa Screenplay
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