Drama · Japan · 1938 · 1h 28m

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

鶴八鶴次郎

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro poster
Director
Mikio Naruse
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa as Tsurujiro Isuzu Yamada as Tsuruhachi Kamatari Fujiwara as Sahei Masao Mishima as Takeno Heihachirō Ōkawa as Matsuzaki
Crew
Takeo Itō — Director of Photography Kôichi Iwashita — Editor Nobuo Iida — Original Music Composer Mikio Naruse — Screenplay Kazuo Kubo — Production Design
Synopsis

Mr. Tsurujiro is a Japanese folk singer assisted by Ms. Tsuruhachi on the shamisen. The pair is popular, but he often nitpicks her music and so they split. She marries a benefactor, but after a joint show, feels music is above marriage.

Mood & Themes
taisho period
Key Collaborators
Mikio Naruse Director Takeo Itō Director of Photography Kôichi Iwashita Editor Nobuo Iida Original Music Composer Mikio Naruse Screenplay Kazuo Kubo Production Design
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