Old Songs (1939)
Set against the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion, two Osaka families navigate the radical social shifts of the early Meiji Era. As the merchant class ascends to economic prominence, the former samurai class faces a steady decline in status and traditional structure.
Director: Tamizo Ishida
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Ranko Hanai as |
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Jun Fujio as |
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Kokuten Kōdō as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Saburō Sawai as |
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Kajiya Morino as |
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Kyōzō Fuyuki as |
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Taizō Fukami as |
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Sōzaburō Kikuchi as |
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Tokiichiro Osaki as |
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Rei Ishikawa as |
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Sumiyoshi Yamada as |
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Toshiko Itō as Osoyo |
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Rikie Sanjō as |
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Hisako Yamane as |
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Etchan as |
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Chieko Ishii as |
| Directing | Tamizo Ishida | Director |
| Sound | Shosuke Shimizu | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Yoshio Ehara | Editor |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Kazuo Yamasaki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kaoru Morimoto | Writer |