A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)

Drama

Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who becomes populist politician in the Japanese Happiness Party.

Cast

Goro Urashima
Susumu Fujita
Akako Tatsuta
Hideko Takamine
S Shin Tatsuoka
Nobuo Nakamura
Gotaro Goda
K Ken Mitsuda
Seiji Miyaguchi
Haruko Sugimura
Otoko Goda
Hisako Yamane
Ichirō Sugai
Eitarō Shindō
Tokue Hanazawa
F Fusae Iida
H Hideko Yanoshima
Dancing girl
C Chiyoko Shikano
T Taro Aono

Crew

Director
Mikio Naruse
Executive Producer
N Nobuyoshi Morita
Executive Producer
T Tsuneo Hazumi
Screenplay
R Ryuichiro Yagi
Director of Photography
I Ichio Yamazaki
Art Direction
T Teruaki Abe
Original Music Composer
K Kazuo Yamada
Lighting Technician
Ko Fujibayashi
Editor
Y Yoshiki Nagasawa
Assistant Director
M Masanori Kakei
Sound Recordist
M Michio Okazaki
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya