The Izu Dancer

“Pure and short-lived love of an itinerant dancing girl and a boy student”

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1960

1h 27m

RomanceDrama

Love story between a student and girl whose parents are itinerant entertainers. Set in Japan in the 1920's.

Key Crew

Director

Yoshiro Kawazu

Writers

Sumie Tanaka

Music

Chūji Kinoshita

Cast (7)

Haruko Wanibuchi

Kaoru

Masahiko Tsugawa

Mizuhara

Masami Taura

Eikichi

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