The Daphne (1966)
"Jinchoge" (original title)

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them.

Director:

Yasuki Chiba

Writers:

Yasuki Chiba, Zenzo Matsuyama

Stars:

Machiko Kyô, Haruko Sugimura, Yôko Tsukasa

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Machiko Kyô	...	Kikuko, Ueno, 1st Daughter
Haruko Sugimura	...	Aki Ueno, Daphne
Yôko Tsukasa	...	Umeko Ueno, 2nd Daughter
Reiko Dan	...	Sakura Ueno, 3rd Daughter
Yuriko Hoshi	...	Ayame Ueno, 4th Daughter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ichirô Arishima	...	Old man
Yû Fujiki	...	Nomura
Natsuko Kahara	...	Asako Ohoka
Daisuke Katô	...	Shimada
Keiju Kobayashi	...	Ohoka
Hiroshi Koizumi	...	Maekawa
Norihei Miki	...	Terao
Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Professor Kanahira
Yôsuke Natsuki	...	Nomura
Makoto Satô	...	Goro Kudo

Storyline

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

August 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Daphne

Filming Locations:

Izu-Fujimi Land, Shizuoka, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Enjoyable romantic comedy

There were enough movies produced in Japan of this type to warrant its own sub-genre. "Marriage arrangement comedies" would sum it up. In this case, the two eldest of four sisters remain stubbornly single, partly because they are professionals. One is a dentist and the other her assistant.

Why the eldest seems to have had no suitors is a puzzle. She is played by one of Japan's loveliest actresses, Machiko Kyo (Japan's answer to Elizabeth Taylor). But this factor only adds to the comedy and, at times, farce. Her mother and uncle hatch several schemes to find suitor, much to Kikuko's rightful consternation. As a result, a variety of apparently suitable men plead their cases.

It is mostly light and frothy fun, although the tactics of a dentist setting up a rival practice in the neighbourhood have a somewhat darker edge. Recommended.