Eclipse

Story

Synopsis

The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.

Director

Hiroshi Shimizu

Writers

Masao Arata, Masao Kume

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

1 November 1934

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Mitsugu Fujii

  Shûkichi Ôsaki

• 

  Hiroko Kawasaki

  Kinue Nishimura

• 

  Michiko Kuwano

  Tomone Iwaki

• Shirô Kanemitsu

  Seiji Kanda

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  Isamu Yamaguchi

  Matsumura, chauffeur

• 

  Hideo Fujino

  Keinosuke Iwaki

• Akio Nomura

  Tomone's brother

• 

  Yoshiko Tsubouchi

  Kayo

• 

  Shigeru Ogura

  Muraki

• Ryôko Hisahara

  Ofuji, his sweetheart

• 

  Toshiaki Konoe

  Yamashita

• 

  Reikichi Kawamura

  Ôsaki's father