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初姿 (Hatsu Sugata)
Directed by Tazuko Sakane (坂根田鶴子)
1936
- Genre
- Drama
- Topic
- Coming of Age
- Mood
- Intimate
- Language
- Japanese
- Featured in
- Pioneers
Synopsis
Japan's first feature film directed by a female. The film was about the naïve, premature emotions between a young geisha-to-be and a youth destined for Buddhist priesthood; it concluded with their separation.
Footnote
- First
Japan's first female film director — her only feature film as director; she later made documentaries in Manchuria
Main Cast
Ichirō Tsukida
Chiyoko Ôkura
Yōko Umemura
Kōichi Katsuragi
Kasuke Koizumi
