Drama · Japan · 1957 · 1h 38m

The Shadow Daughter

ひかげの娘

Director

Shūe Matsubayashi

Cast

Kyōko Kagawa as Isuzu Yamada as Eiko Miyoshi as Tatsuya Nakadai as Kenji Sahara as Eijirō Tōno as

Crew

Ichirō Saitō — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Writer Ichiro Nagashima — Producer

Synopsis

Fusako, a girl raised in a geisha house, tries to escape her dark past and faces repeated heartbreaks. After an unexpected pregnancy, she has an abortion and decides to start a new life away from the geisha world.

Key Collaborators

Shūe Matsubayashi Director Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Writer Ichiro Nagashima Producer

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