The Lights of Asakusa
Directed by Yasujirō ShimazuPre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.
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The Lights of Asakusa was released on December 2, 1937.
The Lights of Asakusa was directed by Yasujirō Shimazu.
The Lights of Asakusa has a runtime of 77m.
Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.
The key characters in The Lights of Asakusa are Shichirō Yamagami (Ken Uehara), Reiko Kosugi (Mieko Takamine), Chōjirō Kanda (Daijiro Natsukawa).
The Lights of Asakusa is a Drama, Romance film.
The Lights of Asakusa has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.