Movie: The Song Lantern

Top 10 Billed Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
市川雷蔵

Mayumi Kurata
Mayumi Kurata

Fujiko Yamamoto
山本ふじこ

Natsuko Kahara
賀原夏子

Eitarō Ozawa
小沢栄太郎

Rieko Sumi
角梨枝子

Michiko Ono
長谷川季子

Kichijirō Ueda
上田吉二郎

Kinzō Shin
信欣三

Eijirō Yanagi
柳永二郎

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    The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the actors of the Japanese classical theater No, friendship, hatred and love…

  • Release Date

    1960-05-18

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    9

  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
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    日本語
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