The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

Drama

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.

Cast

Shichirō Yamagami
Reiko Kosugi
Kōhei Handa
Kampei Fujii
Shin'ichi Katori
Senkichi
Chōjirō Kanda
dancer in 'Carmen'
dancer in 'Carmen'
dancer in 'Carmen'
dancer in 'Carmen'
dancer in 'Carmen'
Jun Asukai
Marieda Matsushima
Gunji Ōhira

Crew

Art Direction
Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Original Story
Screenplay
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Original Music Composer
Music Arranger