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Ginza Cosmetics is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse. It follows the life of a quiet hostess, single mother of a young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. The film is based on a novel by Tomoichiro Igami and also on screenwriter Matsuo Kishi and director Mikio Naruse's personal knowledge of Tokyo's Ginza district.
Original Release
04/14/1951
US Release
01/19/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kinuyo Tanaka | Yukiko Tsuji |
| Ranko Hanai | Shizue Sayama |
| Yûji Hori | Kyosuke Iwagawa |
| Kyoko Kagawa | Kyôko |
| Eijirô Yanagi | Seikichi Kineya |
| Eijirô Tôno | Hyôbei Sugano |
| Yoshihiro Nishikubo | Haruo |
| Haruo Tanaka | Gonroku Shirai |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Eijirô Kasai |
| Masao Mishima | Tasuzô Fujimura |
Directors
Writers
Tomoichirô Inoue, Matsuo Kishi
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kinuyo Tanaka | Yukiko Tsuji |
| Ranko Hanai | Shizue Sayama |
| Yûji Hori | Kyosuke Iwagawa |
| Kyoko Kagawa | Kyôko |
| Eijirô Yanagi | Seikichi Kineya |
| Eijirô Tôno | Hyôbei Sugano |
| Yoshihiro Nishikubo | Haruo |
| Haruo Tanaka | Gonroku Shirai |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Eijirô Kasai |
| Masao Mishima | Tasuzô Fujimura |
| Tamae Kiyokawa | Saku Kineya |
| Yoko Haruyama | Yumiko |
| Kiyoko Tsuji | Sachiko - madame |
| Rikie Sanjo | |
| Kikuko Hanaoka | |
| Shigeru Ogura | Chûya Sakurai |
| Teruo Wakatsuki | |
| Fumindo Matsuo | |
| Kiyoshi Kusama | |
| Sôzaburô Kikuchi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Motohiko Itô | Producer |
