Flame of My Love (1949)
In 1880s Japan, women's struggle for equality rages on. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the government.
Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers:
Kaneto Shindō, Yoshikata Yoda.
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Eiko Hirayama |
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Mitsuko Mito as Chiyo |
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Kuniko Miyake as Toshiko Kishida |
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Ichirō Sugai as Kentaro Omoi |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Ryuzo Hayase |
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Shinobu Araki as Eiko's Father |
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Eijirō Tōno as State Councillor Itô |
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Koreya Senda as Prime Minister Inagaki |
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Kappei Matsumoto as |
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Masao Shimizu as |
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Jūkichi Uno as |
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Sadako Sawamura as |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Shigeo Terada | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Writing | Kōgo Noda | Novel |
| Production | Hisao Itoya | Producer |
| Production | Kiyoshi Shimazu | Producer |
| Sound | Senji Ito | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Takeo Kawakita | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Taro Takahashi | Sound Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Camera | Kōhei Sugiyama | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tomotarô Nashiki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Production Design |