Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
Kanzashi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 15min
- Comedy, Drama
- 26 Aug 1941 (Japan)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast
| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... |
Emi
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Hiroko Kawasaki | ... |
Okiku
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| Tatsuo Saitô | ... |
Professor Katae
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| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Osamura
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| Shin'ichi Himori | ... |
Hiroyasu
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Kanji Kawahara | ... |
Old Man
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Koji Matsumoto | ... |
Head clerk
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Hideko Mimura | ... |
His Wife
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| Takeshi Sakamoto | ... |
Inn's owner
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Kayoko Terada | ... |
Maid
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Jun Yokoyama | ... |
Taro
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Munenobu Yui | ... |
Toku
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Tsuneo Ôsugi | ... |
Tsune
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Masayoshi Ôtsuka | ... |
Jiro
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Directed by
| Hiroshi Shimizu | ||
Written by
| Masuji Ibuse | ... | (story) |
| Yoshitomo Nagase | ... | () |
Produced by
| Yasuyuki Arai | ... | producer |
Music by
| Takaaki Asai | ||
Cinematography by
| Suketarô Inokai | ||
Editing by
| Yoshiyasu Hamamura | ||
Production Design by
| Isamu Motoki | ||
Sound Department
| Kôichi Nakamura | ... | sound |
Additional Crew
| Fumikazu Miyagishima | ... | film development |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1941) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Eclipse from the Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Shochiku Home Video (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Emi Ota and her friend Okiku stay briefly at a mountain inn and then return to Tokyo. Later, Nanmura, a soldier on leave, steps on an ornamental hairpin in the public bath at the inn. Emi writes to the inn saying she has lost a hairpin and, when she discovers that it injured Nanmura, returns to apologize. The longer term visitors at the inn meet together to discuss the hairpin incident. These include a grumpy Professor, a young couple Mr and Mrs Hiroyasu, and an old man staying with his two grandsons. They hope to see a romance blossom between Nanmura and Emi, after Nanmura declares that there is something almost poetic in finding a hairpin in the bath. Written by Will Gilbert |
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