Film

Onna no hanamichi

1971 · 1h 43m · Drama

A film commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hibari Misora's performing career. Written by Matsutaro Kawaguchi for Hibari Misora to celebrate her 25th anniversary. The film tells the story of a fisherman's daughter from Izumo who rises from poverty to Kyoto, throws herself into the harsh world of dance, abandons her promised future and love, and finds the path to womanhood by living a life devoted to her art, which is rooted in the masses. Hibari Misora plays the role of a 16-year-old girl to a mature 26-year-old woman in this film, which also contains many autobiographical elements of the singer, who made her debut at the age of 8 and has continued to sing about the joys and sorrows of the common people, thereby touching the hearts of the Japanese people.

Hibari Misora

Takahiro Tamura

Kinichi Hanabusa

Yumiko Nogawa

Shun Ōide

Sakae Kitabayashi

Haruko Sugimura

Hiroshi Ishiya

Mitsuko Ishii

• Tadashi SawashimaDirector · Screenplay
• Ikuko OkamotoScreenplay
• Hideyuki ShiinoProducer
• Shigaru YoshizawaProducer
• Kazuo BabaProducer
• Hajime SakaiProducer
• Kimie KatoProducer
• Kazuo YamadaDirector of Photography
• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer

Release date

November 20, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Drama