The Tree of Love (1938)
A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her child suddenly became sick and she just missed the train and Kozo. She makes it to Kyoto finally, but is unable to meet him. Plus she isn't accepted into Kyoto society. She goes back to her hometown and tries to forget him. She quits the hospital to concentrate on her singing. She makes her professional debut with the hit "Aizen Katsura". Kozo is in the audience.
Director: Hiromasa Nomura
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Katsue Takaishi |
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Ken Uehara as Kozo Tsumura |
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Shin Saburi as |
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Kenji Oyama as |
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Mitsuko Mito as |
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Yutaka Mimasu as |
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Michiko Kuwano as |
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Hideo Fujino as Yasuki |
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Fumiko Katsuragi as |
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Masami Morikawa as |
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Reikichi Kawamura as Haruki |
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Mitsuko Yoshikawa as |
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Toshiko Kojima as |
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Tatsuo Saitō as |
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Takeshi Sakamoto as |
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Fumiko Okamura as |
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Yaeko Izumo as Haruko Minezawa, nurse |
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Mitsuko Higashiyama as Yoneko Saiga, nurse |
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Setsuko Shinobu as |
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Tazuko Kusaka as |
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Ryôko Hisahara as Tokuko Hamada, nurse |
| Writing | Kōgo Noda | Writer |
| Directing | Hiromasa Nomura | Director |
| Writing | Matsutarō Kawaguchi | Novel |
| Camera | Michio Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yoshisaburo Seno | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Saburo Omura | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Tadashi Manjome | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Masao Saito | Editor |
