Film

First Love Waltz

1955 · 1h 3m

In 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.

Minoru Arita

Yoko Shimizutani

Chikage Oogi

Chieko Naniwa

Harue Akagi

Mitsuko Yamada

Toshiaki Konoe

Yuki Chisaka

• Kenta KimotoDirector
• Eiichi KimuraScreenplay
• Hiroshi TanigawaScreenplay
• Yuichi KuramochiDirector of Photography

Release date

January 15, 1955

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 3m