A Ball at the Anjo House

A Ball at the Anjo House
Original Japanese theatrical poster.
Directed by	Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Written by	Kōzaburō Yoshimura Kaneto Shindo
Produced by	Takeshi Ogura
Starring	Setsuko Hara Osamu Takizawa Masayuki Mori
Cinematography	Toshio Ubukata
Edited by	Yoshi Sugihara
Music by	Chuji Kinoshita
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	September 27, 1947 (1947-09-27)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

A Ball at the Anjo House (安城家の舞踏会, Anjō-ke no butōkai) is a 1947 Japanese film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. The film won 1947 Kinema Junpo Award for the best film.^[1]

Plot[]

After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.

Cast[]


Actor	Role
Setsuko Hara	Atsuko Anjō
Osamu Takizawa	Tadahiko Anjō
Masayuki Mori	Masahiko Anjō
Yumeko Aizome	Akiko Anjō
Masao Shimizu	Ryūzaburō Shinkawa
Keiko Tsushima	Yōko Shinkawa

Awards[]

1948: Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Film
1948: Mainichi Film Award - Best Actor for Masayuki Mori^[2]

References[]

^ "Kinema Junpo Award (1947)". IMDB.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ "Awards for "A Ball at the Anjo House"". IMDB.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links[]

A Ball at the Anjo House at IMDb
安城家の舞踏会 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

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