Three Faces of Love (1967)
When a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take over the family ribbon business in this family drama. Only one daughter cares to carry on her father's work, but she is met with resistance from her stepmother. One sister cares nothing for the artisan tradition, while the other is an icy opportunist whose only love is for money. It is the daughter who cares the most for her father's work who wanders away in a symbolic journey of self discovery.
Director:
Noboru Nakamura
Writers:
Yumie Hiraiwa, Noboru Nakamura.
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Michiyo Aratama as Fujiyo Shindo |
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Yoshiko Kayama as Kikuko Shindo |
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Mariko Kaga as Momoko Shindo |
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Mikijiro Hira as Kenkichi Katsuma |
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Mihoko Shibata as Kayo |
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Tamotsu Hayakawa as Keiji Mochii |
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Eijirō Tōno as Soga |
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Tomo'o Nagai as Lawyer Ogura |
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Takuya Fujioka as |
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Kan Ishii as Kumekichi Daigo |
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Mitsuko Mori as Hatsu |
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Tadashi Yokouchi as Tôru Murakoshi |
| Writing | Yumie Hiraiwa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Noboru Nakamura | Screenplay |
| Directing | Noboru Nakamura | Director |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Yumie Hiraiwa | Original Story |
| Production | Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Producer |
| Camera | Hiroshi Takemura | Director of Photography |
| Art | Chiyoo Umeda | Art Direction |
| Sound | Toshio Tanaka | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Hiroshi Iijima | Gaffer |
| Editing | Keiichi Uraoka | Editor |