72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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TSURUHACHI TSURUJIRO / TSURUHACHI AND TSURUJIRO

MIKIO NARUSE
Japan      89 m.
Synopsis
Though young, shamisen player Tsuruhachi and ballad singer Tsurujiro set themselves up as a highly successful duo. But the end of each show triggers off bickering about each other's performances and they finally split up. One of the couple's patrons, Matsuzaki, tries to get them back together again and eventually marries Tsuruhachi.
Director
MIKIO NARUSE
Screenplay
Mikio Naruse
Photography
Takeo Ito
Music
Nobuo Iida
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa (Tsurujiro), Isuzu Yamada (Tsuruhachi), Kamatari Fujiwara (Sahei), Heihachiro Okawa (Matsuzaki)
Running Time
89 m.
Country
Japan
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