Known for
NRIn the late afternoon in Kyoto’s Ponto-chō, as Tsuruko, a maiko who had just left Tsurunoya, was crossing a small bridge over the Takase River, a Packard came racing toward her. The car’s wheel hit a puddle, and before Tsuruko had a chance to dodge, a splash landed on her kimono. The college student behind the wheel was Tetsuo, the son of the president of Takagi Industries. Struck by Tsuruko’s charm, he got out of the car to wipe her kimono clean, then accompanied her to a kimono shop, where he bought her an expensive bolt of fabric as a gift.
First Love Waltz
1955
NR1958 Japanese film
Gōdatsu sareta kenjū
1958
NR1961 Japanese movie
Zoku-sei to ningen
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Burning Youth
1954
NR1962 Japanese movie
Fukanzen kekkon
1962
Behind the camera
NRIn the late afternoon in Kyoto’s Ponto-chō, as Tsuruko, a maiko who had just left Tsurunoya, was crossing a small bridge over the Takase River, a Packard came racing toward her. The car’s wheel hit a puddle, and before Tsuruko had a chance to dodge, a splash landed on her kimono. The college student behind the wheel was Tetsuo, the son of the president of Takagi Industries. Struck by Tsuruko’s charm, he got out of the car to wipe her kimono clean, then accompanied her to a kimono shop, where he bought her an expensive bolt of fabric as a gift.
First Love Waltz
1955
NR1958 Japanese film
Gōdatsu sareta kenjū
1958
NR1961 Japanese movie
Zoku-sei to ningen
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Burning Youth
1954
NR1962 Japanese movie
Fukanzen kekkon
1962
