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情艶一代女

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins training with the Onnagata Kikugoro VI as a dancer. She leaves her geisha life to pursue this new path, but falls in love with a naval officer who is the younger brother of Kikugoro and who saves her from a stalker monk. Kikugoro hears of this and becomes enraged. The naval officer dies in the Second Sino-Japanese War, causing the lead to go back home to her mother where she meets, and falls in love with, a poet who resembles her now-deceased fiancé. This poet leaves her in order to force her to dedicate her entire life to dancing, which he sees as her true pursuit.

Top Cast

  • 花柳寿美

    花柳寿美

    春日野八千代

  • Ichirō Ryūzaki

    Ichirō Ryūzaki

    高島達之助

  • Ichirō Ryūzaki

    Ichirō Ryūzaki

    山村耕一

  • Shōtarō Hanayagi

    Shōtarō Hanayagi

    六代目菊五郎

  • Shizue Natsukawa

    Shizue Natsukawa

    菊五郎夫人

  • Ryuji Kita

    Ryuji Kita

    小山内薫

  • Roppa Furukawa

    Roppa Furukawa

    山吹周吉

  • Ichirō Izawa

    Ichirō Izawa

    山田蕉風

  • Keiko Orihara

    Keiko Orihara

    妹由起子

Overview

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins training with the Onnagata Kikugoro VI as a dancer. She leaves her geisha life to pursue this new path, but falls in love with a naval officer who is the younger brother of Kikugoro and who saves her from a stalker monk. Kikugoro hears of this and becomes enraged. The naval officer dies in the Second Sino-Japanese War, causing the lead to go back home to her mother where she meets, and falls in love with, a poet who resembles her now-deceased fiancé. This poet leaves her in order to force her to dedicate her entire life to dancing, which he sees as her true pursuit.

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