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The Song Lantern (1943)

The Song Lantern (1943)

Drama
Release Date: 1943, February 11
Directors: Mikio Naruse
Countries: Japan
Production: Toho Eiga
Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Eijirō Yanagi, Kan Ishii, Ichijirō Oya, Shōtarō Hanayagi, Masao Murata, Eiichi Seto

Overview:

A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.