A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Den Ôhinata, Setsuko Hara, Chieko Takehisa
Written by:
Tomojo Abe
Hijiro Shimazu
Directed by:
Yasujirô Shimazu
Release Date:
January 18, 1940
Original Title:
光と影 前篇
Production Companies:
Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 83
Part one of two.
A professor finds himself beyond busy with his work and has been neglectful of his fiance (played by Hara Setsuko). He cannot find the time to properly socialize with her or take her on a date. Consequently, the relationship becomes rocky. The professor meets a woman who has lost her baby due to an illness. He is friendly towards her, she comes to believe that he is interested in her and proposes to him. The professor's fiance simultaneously gains the interest of another man.
Director:
Yasujirō Shimazu
Director of Photography:
Akira Mimura
Editor:
Toshio Goto
Gaffer:
Masaki Ônuma
Music:
Noboru Itô
Screenplay:
Yasujirō Shimazu
Sound:
Shigeharu Yasue
Story:
Tomoji Abe
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