Izu no Odoriko (1974 film)

Izu no Odoriko (伊豆の踊子, "The Dancing Girl of Izu") is a 1974 romantic drama film from Japan. It was directed by Katsumi Nishikawa and starred Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura. This was the first of a series of romantic films starring the couple.

The film is based on the story The Dancing Girl of Izu by Yasunari Kawabata.

Cast

  • Momoe Yamaguchi as Kahoru
  • Tomokazu Miura as Kawashima
  • Jin Nakayama as Eikichi
  • Tomomi Satō as Chiyoko
  • Atsuko Ichinomiya as Nobu
  • Masami Shiho as Sayuko
  • Sayuri Ishikawa as Okimi
  • Nami Munakata as Yoshiko
  • Yoriko Tanaka as Shino
  • Yumiko Arisaki as Otoki
  • Nekohachi Edoya III as Toriya
  • Koenyū Sanyūtei as Kamiya
  • Narrated by Jūkichi Uno

Release

The film was released on 28 December 1974 in Japan.[1][2]

Reception

The film was covered in a special issue of film magazine Kindai Eiga.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Izu no Odoriko". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Izu no Odoriko". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Yamaguchi Momoe Izu no Odoriko Tokushūgō". Kindai Eiga. 15 January 1975.


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