Appassionata

Directed by Sadao Nakajima
1984    2h 25m
Drama, Biography
6.9
In Kyoto, Tsuya Shimamura, born into the legacy of a tea merchant, finds solace in art as she struggles with domestic expectations. Embracing her passion, she navigates the complexities of creativity and identity at art school, challenging tradition with every brushstroke.
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Cast of Appassionata
  • Yûko NatoriTsuya Shimamura
  • Morio Kazama
  • Kunihiko Mitamura
  • Aki MizusawaShima Shimamura
  • Mariko OkadaSei Shimamura
  • Mieko Takamine
  • Yoshiko Mita
  • Ayako KobayashiSei as a girl
  • Shirō Ōsaka
  • Kōjirō KusanagiSei's uncle
  • Kin Sugai
  • Junkichi Orimoto
  • Tomiko IshiiMidwife
  • Shingo Misawa
  • Eizô Kitamura
  • Takashi Ebata
  • Takashi Noguchi
  • Ryoichi Kusanagi
  • Ken'ichi Nagira
  • Yoshiro Ichikawa
  • Tokuko Miura
  • Naoji Iwata
  • Mineko MaruhiraNeighborhood lady
  • Kojin Tokuda
  • Masaharu Arikawa
  • Kojirō Kawanami
  • Kōjiro Shirakawa
  • Yoshihiro Igarashi
  • Gorō Ōki
  • Michiko Tsujima
  • Tsuyako Okajima
  • Mitsue WakabayashiSei's grandmother
  • Kayoko TominagaKura Shimamura
  • Mieko HoshinoNeighborhood lady
  • Aki SawaNeighborhood lady
  • Mayumi TokunagaNeighborhood lady
  • Tankurô
  • Junichi Hosokawa
  • Mayumi EdaWaitress
  • Katsuko Ōkawa
  • Keiko NanaseGirl
  • Yuka Monma
  • Hiroshi TanakaPostman
  • Momiji Yamamura
  • Yoshiki Yamada
  • Shintarō Mibu
  • Shunji Kotani
  • Rantaro Mine
  • Michihiro KinoshitaRickshaw man
  • Yasushi Amaeda
  • Makoto AsaiRickshaw man
  • Hiroyuki Sugaya
  • Sozaburo Yoshimi
  • Kozo Kotani
  • Etsuko IchiharaNarrator (voice)
  • Mikio Narita
  • Kei Satō
 
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