Hideko, the Bus Conductor (1941)
"Hideko no shashô-san" (original title)

Director:

Mikio Naruse

Writers:

Masuji Ibuse (novel), Mikio Naruse

Stars:

Hideko Takamine, Kamatari Fujiwara, Daijirô Natsukawa

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Hideko Takamine	...	Okoma, the bus conductress
Kamatari Fujiwara	...	Sonoda - the bus driver (as Keita Fujiwara)
Daijirô Natsukawa	...	Gonji Igawa - the novelist
Tamae Kiyokawa	...	Innkeeper
Yotaro Katsumi	...	Kohoku Line Bus owner
Keiji Sakakida	...	Bus customer
Hiroshi Yamagawa
Hisaharu Matsubayashi
Kimie Hayashi	...	Office worker (as Kimiko Hayashi)
Tsuruko Mano	...	Okoma's mother

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bus | bus conductor | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

17 September 1941 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Hideko, Hospedeira de Autocarro

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nano Eiga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

54 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Red Head (1932)

User Reviews

Takamine shines in this 40s Naruse gem

This charming film from Japan's most underrated director, Mikio Naruse, stars the very young and always beautiful Hideko Takamine and it's one of the director's best from that decade. The story is about a young bus conductress(Takamine) and the bus driver, who propose to their boss to provide tour guide commentary, in order to solve the bus company' s financial problems. I really liked this film, although its a bit too short (less than 1 hour) and not quite as profound as Naruse's late masterpieces. Also, it reminded me Hiroshi Shimizu's Arigato-San (1936), another great film with a similar mood. Unfortunately, almost all Naruse's films of the 40's are unknown in the West, thus the video quality of this movie is not so good...