Lil's Return from Shanghai (1952)
In pre-war Shanghai, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman, but she eventually disappears. Back in Japan, he is obsessed by her memory and tries to recreate the world he knew then.
Director: Kōji Shima
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Michitarō Mizushima as Kenkichi Yamamoto |
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Kyōko Kagawa as Lil Takemoto / Katsuko Suzuki |
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Yuriko Hamada as Kiko Murai |
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Hisaya Morishige as Ichiro Okamura |
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Heihachirō Ōkawa as Takada |
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Kenji Kawai as Jiro |
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Santa Ariki as Tsukida |
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Kyōzō Fuyuki as |
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Hiroshi Ayukawa as |
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Shigeru Ogura as |
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Kenji Oyama as |
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Bontarō Miake as Nomura |
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Miyuki Chiaki as Harue |
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Ken Tsumura as Singer |
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Ho Mei Fan as Chinese diva |
| Directing | Kōji Shima | Director |
| Production | Yoshihiro Takenaka | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Sumiko Fujita | Original Story |
| Writing | Fumi Shiina | Adaptation |
| Writing | Kōji Shima | Adaptation |
| Camera | Akira Mimura | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Iwaji Hiraoka | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Hisao Negishi | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Juichi Ito | Art Direction |
| Sound | Seitaro Omori | Original Music Composer |