Bridge of Japan (1956)
1h 51m
Running Time
October 1, 1956Release Date
Bridge of Japan (1956)
1h 51m
Running Time
October 1, 1956Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha work of decadence, aestheticism, and intrigue. Ichikawa's film presents the tragic plot of the young geisha who is unable to enact her love for a man publicly in any way other than a histrionic story of torment, a heart-rending tale of lovers being crushed by fate. Instead, Ichikawa shows the contest of wills that transpires as two geisha, Oko and Kiyoha fight for the top spot in Nihonbashi, the pinnacle of the Tokyo geisha world. Nihonbashi is an elegant, if steely, exposition of manners. The young doctor, Shinzo Katsuragi, is the object of affection for both women, but appears to be more the choice reward for the plotting and thieving of these two early modern superwomen, than a lover they swoon over.
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Cast & Crew.

Chikage Awashima
Otaka Inaba

Ayako Wakao
Ochise

Fujiko Yamamoto
Kiyoha Takinoya

Ryūji Shinagawa
Shinso Kuzuki

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Eijirō Yanagi
Shinpachiro Kasahara

Eiji Funakoshi
Shinpachiro Kasahara

Eiichi Takamura
Kiyoha's Husband

Kan Sugi

Teruko Kishi

Kumeko Urabe

Tsunekichi Shibata
Color Designer / Lighting Technician

Kon Ichikawa
Director

Masaichi Nagata
Producer

Yasuzō Masumura
Assistant Director

Tatsuji Nakashizu
Editor
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1956
Original Name日本橋
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Genres
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