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THE LIGHTS OF ASAKUSA
- 原題
- 浅草の灯
- Original Title
- ASAKUSA NO HI
- Production Year
- 1937
- Running Time
- 90min
- Genre
- Drama
- Color
- Black & white
- Director
- Yasujiro SHIMAZU(島津保次郎)
- Cast
- Mieko Takamine
Ken Uehara
- Introduction
- Yasujiro Shimazu creates a story that explores the happenings when the intense but brief sensation of pleasure threatens to be transformed into something deeper and more long-lasting. The film moves between several characters, but the real star is the district of Asakusa itself, as a gilded cage with glitter and style.
- Synopsis
- A masterpiece set behind the scenes of the Asakura Opera during the Taisho period. A dancer's friends unite to protect her in this youth ensemble drama. One of star actor Ken Uehara's best known works.