Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter (1931)

DramaRomance

The film is a lengthy work interweaving characters from different backgrounds and social strata in a narrative centered around the experiences of its heroine, Yumie Sone. Over two hours long, Seven Seas was released theatrically in two parts, with the first part entitled "Virginity Chapter" coming out in December 1931, while the second part, "Chastity Chapter," followed in March 1932. Near the beginning of the narrative, at a garden party given by the wealthy Yagibashi family in Tokyo, Yumie meets Takehiko, the Yagibashis' playboy son and the brother of Yumie's fiancé, Yuzuru. Yumie, a young middle-class woman, lives with her ailing father, a retired ministry official, an older sister, and a younger sister still a child (played by a very young Hideko Takamine). Takehiko, who has just returned from a trip to Europe, is attracted to Yumie and contrives to have her stay overnight at his family's mansion where he takes advantage of her.

Director: Hiroshi Shimizu
Writer: Kōgo Noda

Casts

	Joji Oka as Takehiko Yagibashi
	Ureo Egawa as Yuzuru Yagibashi
	Sachiko Murase as Ayako Kirihara
	Yukichi Iwata as Shingo
	Kinuko Wakamizu as Miwako
	Hiroko Kawasaki as Yumie
	Ichiro Yuki as Ichiro Munakata
	Hiroko Izumi as Hisako Yagibashi
	Satoko Date as Yoko Takasugi
	Jun Arai as Yamaman
	Hideko Takamine as Momoyo Sone

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