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In Akira Kurosawa's first film after the end of World War II, future beloved Ozu regular Setsuko Hara gives an astonishing performance as Yukie, the only female protagonist in Kurosawa's body of work and one of his strongest heroes. Transforming herself from genteel bourgeois daughter to independent social activist, Yukie traverses a tumultuous decade in Japanese history.
Original Release
10/29/1946
US Release
06/06/1980
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Setsuko Hara | Yukie Yagihara |
| Susumu Fujita | Ruykichi Noge / Ryukichi Noge |
| Denjirô Ôkôchi | Professor Yagihara |
| Haruko Sugimura | Madame Noge |
| Eiko Miyoshi | Madame Yagihara |
| Kokuten Kôdô | Mr. Noge |
| Akitake Kôno | Itokawa |
| Takashi Shimura | Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo / Police Commissioner Dokuichigo |
| Taizô Fukami | Minister of Education |
| Masao Shimizu | Professor Hakozaki |
Directors
Writers
Eijirô Hisaita, Akira Kurosawa, Keiji Matsuzaki
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Setsuko Hara | Yukie Yagihara |
| Susumu Fujita | Ruykichi Noge / Ryukichi Noge |
| Denjirô Ôkôchi | Professor Yagihara |
| Haruko Sugimura | Madame Noge |
| Eiko Miyoshi | Madame Yagihara |
| Kokuten Kôdô | Mr. Noge |
| Akitake Kôno | Itokawa |
| Takashi Shimura | Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo / Police Commissioner Dokuichigo |
| Taizô Fukami | Minister of Education |
| Masao Shimizu | Professor Hakozaki |
| Haruo Tanaka | Student |
| Kazu Hikari | Detective |
| Hisako Hara | Itokawa's Mother |
| Shin Takemura | Prosecutor |
| Tateo Kawasaki | Servant |
| Fusako Fujima | Old Woman |
| Sayuri Tanima | Lady |
| Itoko Kôno | Lady |
| Chieko Nakakita | Lady |
| Ichirô Chiba | Student |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Keiji Matsuzaki | Producer |
Editors
