Film

The Song Lantern

1943 · 1h 33m · Drama

IMDb

6.9

A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Onchi Kitahachi

Eijirō Yanagi

Jirozou

Ichijirō Oya

Onchi Genjiro

Kan Ishii

Henmi Sessou

Isuzu Yamada

O-Sode

Eiichi Seto

Gen-ichi

Masao Murata

Muneyama

Tamae Kiyokawa

• Mikio NaruseDirector
• Mantarō KubotaScreenplay
• Asakazu NakaiDirector of Photography
• Shiro FukaiOriginal Music Composer
• Yoshiki NagasawaEditor

Release date

February 11, 1943

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama