The Morning Sun Shines

Movie·1929·0h 25m

The Morning Sun Shines

Directed By

Kenji Mizoguchi

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 朝日は輝く

The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.

Written By

Chiio Kimura

Themes

newspapernewspartially lost film

Production House

Nikkatsu Corporation

Audience Score

58%

11 votes

Skip14%
Timepass34%
Go for it35%
Perfection17%

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Cast

Takako Irie

Takako Irie

girl in the elevator

Joji Oka

Joji Oka

(as Susumu Minobe): Hiroo Karasaki, Head of Delegation

Kōju Murata

Kōju Murata

Kusaka

Eiji Nakano

Eiji Nakano

Hayafusa

Ranko Sawa

Ranko Sawa

Asako Akizuki

Heitaro Doi

Kōhei Akizuki

// crew

Crew

Chiio Kimura

Writer

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Seiichi Ina

Director

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