Poster of The Lights of Asakusa

The Lights of Asakusa

Plot: Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice
Release Date: Thursday, December 2 1937
87 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Ken UeharaKen UeharaKen Uehara was 28 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Shichirō Yamagami'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 07 1909 –
Sat, Nov 23 1991
Portrait of Mieko TakamineMieko TakamineMieko Takamine was 19 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Reiko Kosugi'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 02 1918 –
Sun, May 27 1990
Portrait of Daijirō NatsukawaDaijirō NatsukawaDaijirō Natsukawa was 24 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Chōjirō Kanda'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 31 1913 –
Thu, Jul 16 1987
Portrait of Seiji NishimuraSeiji NishimuraSeiji Nishimura was 31 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Sasaki'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 30 1906 –
Thu, Jan 01 1948
Portrait of Yoshiko TsubouchiYoshiko TsubouchiYoshiko Tsubouchi was 22 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Oryū'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 22 1915 –
Sun, Nov 03 1985
Portrait of Kaneko FujiwaraKaneko FujiwaraKaneko Fujiwara was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Yoshino'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shin TokudaijiShin TokudaijiShin Tokudaiji was 27 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Jun Asukai'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1910 –
Wed, Jul 19 1995
Portrait of Haruko SugimuraHaruko SugimuraHaruko Sugimura was 28 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Marieda Matsushima'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 07 1909 –
Fri, Apr 04 1997
Portrait of Reikichi KawamuraReikichi KawamuraReikichi Kawamura was 40 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Gunji Ōhira'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1897 –
Mon, Dec 22 1952
Portrait of Fumiko OkamuraFumiko OkamuraFumiko Okamura was 39 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Kureko'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 24 1898 –
Sun, Aug 15 1976
Portrait of Hideo TakedaHideo TakedaHideo Takeda was 50 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Kōhei Handa'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 20 1887
Portrait of Tatsuo SaitōTatsuo SaitōTatsuo Saitō was 35 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Kampei Fujii'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 10 1902 –
Sat, Mar 02 1968
Portrait of Chishū RyūChishū RyūChishū Ryū was 33 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Shin'ichi Katori'.
Birthday: Fri, May 13 1904 –
Tue, Mar 16 1993
Portrait of Akio IsonoAkio IsonoAkio Isono was 27 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Senkichi'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 20 1910 –
Tue, Jan 21 1986
Portrait of Shotaro AkagiShotaro AkagiShotaro Akagi was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Fukumatsu'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinichi HimoriShinichi HimoriShinichi Himori was 30 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Futokō'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 10 1907 –
Sat, Sep 12 1959
Portrait of Toshiaki KonoeToshiaki KonoeToshiaki Konoe was 27 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Nimura'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 03 1910
Portrait of Hikaru YamanouchiHikaru YamanouchiHikaru Yamanouchi was 34 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Arakawa'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 15 1903 –
Thu, Sep 01 1983
Portrait of Kōichi ItōKōichi ItōKōichi Itō was 30 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Sakuragi'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 08 1907
Portrait of Tokuji KobayashiTokuji KobayashiTokuji Kobayashi was 36 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Perfumer'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 09 1901 –
Thu, Jun 11 1964
Portrait of Kimiyo ŌtsukaKimiyo ŌtsukaKimiyo Ōtsuka was 23 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'dancer in 'Carmen''.
Birthday: Mon, Nov 23 1914 –
Thu, Feb 01 1996
Portrait of Mitsuko HigashiyamaMitsuko HigashiyamaMitsuko Higashiyama was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'dancer in 'Carmen''.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masami MorikawaMasami MorikawaMasami Morikawa was 18 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'dancer in 'Carmen''.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 06 1918
Portrait of Yaeko IzumoYaeko IzumoYaeko Izumo was 28 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'dancer in 'Carmen''.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 08 1909
Portrait of Kazuko KomakiKazuko KomakiKazuko Komaki was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'dancer in 'Carmen''.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kanji KawaraKanji KawaraKanji Kawara was 40 in The Lights of Asakusa
Birthday: Fri, Apr 16 1897 –
Sat, Jan 26 1974

Crew

Portrait of Yasujirō ShimazuYasujirō ShimazuYasujirō Shimazu was 40 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Director'
Birthday: Thu, Jun 03 1897 –
Tue, Sep 18 1945
Portrait of Keisuke KinoshitaKeisuke KinoshitaKeisuke Kinoshita was 24 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 03 1912 –
Wed, Dec 30 1998
Portrait of Toshio UbukataToshio UbukataToshio Ubukata was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tadao IkedaTadao IkedaTadao Ikeda was 32 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Feb 05 1905 –
Tue, May 12 1964
Portrait of Kōzaburō YoshimuraKōzaburō YoshimuraKōzaburō Yoshimura was 26 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Editor'
Birthday: Fri, Sep 08 1911 –
Tue, Nov 07 2000
Portrait of Hikaru SaotomeHikaru SaotomeHikaru Saotome was 33 in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Original Music Composer, Music Arranger'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 27 1904
Portrait of Tatsuo HamadaTatsuo HamadaTatsuo Hamada was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Tue, Nov 22 1983
Portrait of Hiroshi HamamotoHiroshi HamamotoHiroshi Hamamoto was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Original Story'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takeo DobashiTakeo DobashiTakeo Dobashi was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Saburo OmuraSaburo OmuraSaburo Omura was >> in The Lights of Asakusa as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday