Ornamental Hairpin
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Two bruised souls enact a tender, hesitant romance in Hiroshi Shimizu’s alternately poignant and playful wartime love story. A soldier (Chishu Ryu) is forced to prolong his stay at a rural spa when he accidentally cuts his foot on the titular object. Soon enough he tracks down its lovely owner (Kinuyo Tanaka) and finds himself smitten.
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Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka
- Emi
- Hiroko Kawasaki
- Okiku
- Tatsuo Saito
- Professor Katae
- Chishu Ryu
- Nanmura
- Shinichi Himori
- Hiroyasu
- Hideko Mimura
- Hiroyasu's wife
- Kawara Kanji
- Old man
- Yokoyama Jun
- Taro
- Otsuka Masayoshi
- Jiro
Credits
- Director
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Screenplay
- Kihan Nagase
- Based on the story “Yottsu no Yubune” by
- Masuji Ibuse
- Cinematography
- Suketaro Inokai
- Art direction
- Isamu Motoki
- Music
- Takaaki Asai
- Sound
- Koichi Nakamura
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