Drama · Japan · 1953 · 1h 44m

The Wild Geese

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The Wild Geese poster

Director

Cast

Hideko Takamine as Otama Hiroshi Akutagawa as Mr. Okada Jūkichi Uno as Mr. Kimura Eijirō Tōno as Suezo Chōko Iida as Osan Eizo Tanaka as Zenkichi

Crew

Mitsuo Miura — Director of Photography Masanori Tsujii — Editor Ikuma Dan — Original Music Composer Masashige Narusawa — Screenplay Mori Ogai — Novel Ikuji Hirao — Producer

Synopsis

A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.

Mood & Themes

japan mistress older man younger woman relationship moneylender meiji period past regrets

Key Collaborators

Shirō Toyoda Director Mitsuo Miura Director of Photography Masanori Tsujii Editor Ikuma Dan Original Music Composer Masashige Narusawa Screenplay Mori Ogai Novel Ikuji Hirao Producer Kenji Kuroiwa Producer

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