Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. The two lovers flee to Tokyo, but when Shintaro returns to proclaim his intent to marry Toyomi, his father browbeats him into attending the marriage meeting with Yurie. Part one of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.
Takako Irie
Toyomi
Chieko Takehisa
Yurie
Yumeko Aizome
Michiko
Minoru Takada
Shintaro
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Sadao Maruyama
Shintaro's father
Kō Mihashi
Toyomi's father
Yo Shiomi
Yurie's father
Zenpei Saga
Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. The two lovers flee to Tokyo, but when Shintaro returns to proclaim his intent to marry Toyomi, his father browbeats him into attending the marriage meeting with Yurie. Part one of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.
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