Film

Bride in a Bathing Suit

1954 · 1h 30m · Drama · Romance

Katsuko, daughter of a prestigious inn owner, is urged into an arranged marriage with Keisuke, the nephew of a powerful businessman. She refuses, believing she already loves a man she once briefly met on a train. Unbeknownst to her, that man is Keisuke himself. A mix-up with photos leads to misunderstandings, but on the eve of his departure for America, the truth comes to light, and the two reunite just in time.

Ryō Ikebe

Keisuke Nakagawa

Hanayo Sumi

Katsuko Yaoba

Machiko Kitagawa

Ranko Hanai

Kayo Yaoba (Jūbē’s second wife)

Kingorō Yanagiya

Jūbē Yaoba (Katsuko’s father)

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Madame Yuri

Fumiko Okamura

Miss Sugioka

Momoko Kôchi

Chīko

Toki Shiozawa

Osome

Zeko Nakamura

Bunsuke Tsukuda

Toranosuke Ogawa

Sōzaemon Iwamura

Michiko Kawa

Masako Nijo

Keiko Môri

Yoshie Kihira

Akira Takarada

Masao Sakurai

• Toshio SugieDirector
• Naoyuki HattaScreenplay
• Ichirō SatōProducer
• Taiichi KankuraDirector of Photography
• Chozo ObataEditor

Release date

July 7, 1954

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama, Romance