After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his...
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| Setsuko Hara | ... |
Atsuko Anjô
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Yumeko Aizome | ... |
Akiko Anjô
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| Osamu Takizawa | ... |
Tadahiko Anjô
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| Masayuki Mori | ... |
Masahiko Anjô
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| Masao Shimizu | ... |
Ryûzaburô Shinkawa
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| Takashi Kanda | ... |
Tooyama
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Akemi Sora | ... |
Kiku - the Maid
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Chieko Murata | ... |
Chiyo - Tadahiko's Girlfriend
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| Taiji Tonoyama | ... |
Yoshida
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| Keiko Tsushima | ... |
Yôko Shinkawa
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| Shin'ichi Himori | ... |
Takehiko
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Shin'yô Nara |
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Yumi Matsui |
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Seiji Nishimura |
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Yôko Benisawa |
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Shûichi Doki |
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Teruko Ninomiya |
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Masami Maehata |
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Mitsuko Ema |
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Shunsuke Agata |
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Chiyoko Fumiya |
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Motoya Uchida |
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Reiko Minakami |
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Tokihiko Izumi |
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Sakae Nakayama |
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Eiko Takamatsu |
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Kaoru Aikawa |
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Seiichi Katô | ... |
(as Seiichi Kato)
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Chikako Matsuo |
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Fumio Tôyama | ... |
(as Fumio Tooyama)
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Yoshino Tani |
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Kentarô Imai |
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Yuriko Kawamura |
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Directed by
| Kôzaburô Yoshimura | ||
Written by
| Kaneto Shindô | ... | () |
| Kôzaburô Yoshimura | ... | (idea) |
Produced by
| Takeshi Ogura | ... | producer |
Music by
| Chûji Kinoshita | ||
Cinematography by
| Toshio Ubukata | ||
Editing by
| Yoshi Sugihara | ||
Editorial Department
| Shizuko Ôsawa | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Set Decoration by
| Takeshi Hoshino | ||
Costume Design by
| Yoshinosuke Matsuzaki | ||
| Taizô Saitô | ||
Makeup Department
| Iyono Masubuchi | ... | makeup artist |
| Kingorô Yoshizawa | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Yasuyuki Arai | ... | production supervisor |
| Kiichirô Kumaki | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Tomiji Shimizu | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Teruo Akiyama | ... | assistant director |
| Kiyoshi Horiike | ... | assistant director |
| Kiyoshi Suzuki | ... | assistant director |
| Tetsuo Takada | ... | assistant director |
| Takayuki Yazaki | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Kôzô Higashiyama | ... | assistant set designer |
| Kazue Hirataka | ... | assistant art director |
| Shigeru Kadomatsu | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Masao Kumagai | ... | assistant art director |
| Chiyo'o Umeda | ... | assistant art director (as Chiyoo Umeda) |
| Tarô Yahagi | ... | set designer |
| Shuntarô Yamagata | ... | assistant set designer |
| Genzô Yoshimiya | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Kôtarô Akamatsu | ... | sound recordist |
| Kazuo Mori | ... | sound recordist |
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound recordist |
| Rokusaburô Saitô | ... | sound effects editor |
| Saburô Ômura | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Keiji Kawakami | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Masao Katô | ... | gaffer |
| Shunsuke Kawajiri | ... | assistant camera (as Shunske Kawajiri) |
| Sôzaburô Shinomura | ... | assistant camera |
| Akio Tamura | ... | lighting technician |
| Yoshitarô Tani | ... | lighting technician |
| Chitora Ôkoshi | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Kametarô Kanda | ... | film development |
| Sadayoshi Mitsui | ... | manufacturing |
| Hideo Morishita | ... | archivist |
| Kazuko Nakajima | ... | photographic processing |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1947) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Loving the Classics (United States) (DVD) (dvdr) (as 'The Ball at the Anjo House')
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Storyline
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After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.
Written by John D. Baldwin |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie was one of the ten favorite films of distinguished author and Japanese cinema fan Susan Sontag. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Shôchiku eiga sanjû-nen: Omoide no album (1950). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Aufforderung zum Tanz See more » |