Flame of My Love(1949)
In 1880s Japan, women's struggle for equality rages on. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the government.
Movie: Flame of My Love
Top 10 Billed Cast
Eiko Hirayama
Chiyo
Toshiko Kishida
Kentaro Omoi
Ryuzo Hayase
State Councillor Itô
Prime Minister Inagaki
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