Izu no Odoriko (1974 film)
Izu no Odoriko (伊豆の踊子, "The Dancing Girl of Izu") is a 1974 romantic drama film from Japan. It was directed by Katsumi Nishikawa and starred Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura. This was the first of a series of romantic films starring the couple.
The film is based on the story The Dancing Girl of Izu by Yasunari Kawabata.
Cast[]
- Momoe Yamaguchi as Kahoru
- Tomokazu Miura as Kawashima
- as Eikichi
- Tomomi Satō as Chiyoko
- Atsuko Ichinomiya as Nobu
- Masami Shiho as Sayuko
- Sayuri Ishikawa as Okimi
- as Yoshiko
- as Shino
- as Otoki
- as Toriya
- as Kamiya
- Narrated by Jūkichi Uno
Release[]
The film was released on 28 December 1974 in Japan.[1][2]
Reception[]
The film was covered in a special issue of film magazine Kindai Eiga.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Izu no Odoriko". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Izu no Odoriko". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Yamaguchi Momoe Izu no Odoriko Tokushūgō". Kindai Eiga. 15 January 1975.
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- Japanese films
- 1974 films
- Films based on works by Yasunari Kawabata
- Films based on short fiction
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