Beauty

Story

Synopsis

The story is based on the life of a poet who lived in Japan in the Taisho era. When her fiancé is arrested she believes he has suddenly disappeared and that he has abandoned her. She faces a dilemma. Despite her family being of a high class, they do not have money, which means she has to get married to someone who does. This drives her to marriage with an older man whose sole affection is directed at her looks and outside. Then she meets her freed fiancé.

Director

Kunio Watanabe

Writers

Toshio Yasumi

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

16 May 1946

Ensemble

Cast

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  Setsuko Hara

  Keiko

• 

  Susumu Fujita

  Shinichi Tazawa

• 

  Masao Shimizu

• 

  Eitarō Shindō

  Densuke Isaka

• 

  Toshiko Hatori

  Tsuyuko Sakuramachi

• 

  Haruo Tanaka

• Eijiro Ogami

  Haruo

• 

  Yuriko Hanabusa

  Tomi

• 

  Rikie Sanjō

  Sadako

• Yo Shiomi

  Kane Sada

• Sumie Tsubaki

  Satoe