The Lights of Asakusa (1937)
The Lights of Asakusa (1937) - Drama Movies 77 minutes. Asakusa no hi. Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.
Released: Dec 02, 1937
Runtime: 77 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Ken Uehara, Mieko Takamine, Daijirō Natsukawa, Seiji Nishimura, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Kaneko Fujiwara
Crew: Keisuke Kinoshita (Assistant Director), Yasujirō Shimazu (Director), Kōzaburō Yoshimura (Editor), Tatsuo Hamada (Art Direction), Toshio Ubukata (Director of Photography), Hiroshi Hamamoto (Original Story)