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The Song Lantern

6.8/10

Release: 11/02/1943

Duration: 1h 33m

The Song Lantern

A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Director:Mikio Naruse

Writers

| Original Story:Izumi Kyōka
| Screenplay:Mantarō Kubota

Production

Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.

Cast

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