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is a black-and-white Japanese film released in 1951. The film was directed by Shunkai Mizuho and stars Hibari Misora.

Cast



* Masao Wakahara - Yji Makita

* Kuniko Miyake - Sanae Shimura

* Hibari Misora - Sanae's daughter Emiko

* Ryji Kita - Sanae's father Taishaku

* Chiyoko Fumiya

* Shin'y Nara - doctor

* Mutsuko Sakura

* Ichir Shimizu - Murai

* Akira Takaya - travelling druggist

* Kentar Taki

Plot



Yji Makita, a guitar player and singer played by Masao Wakahara, comes to a portside 'onsen' (spa resort) town. Thirteen years prior, he had had a love affair there with Sanae Shimura (played by Kuniko Miyake) which ended poorly; Sanae has since moved to Tokyo, leaving behind her daughter Emiko (played by Hibari Misora) and father Taishaku (Ryji Kita).

Waiting for her mother to return, Emiko often sits by the water singing a song her mother taught her. As Yji composed this song himself, and never shared it with anyone but Sanae, he realizes that Emiko must be his daughter. He sends a false telegram to Sanae, saying that Emiko is sick, and that she should come home. Sanae returns, escaping from a man named Murai, from whom she had borrowed money when her father was ill.

Sanae spots Yji upon her return to the port town, but he disappears again, leaving a note saying that he will visit again, for his daughter's sake. Sanae leaves for Tokyo the very next day, with Emiko, but fails to find Yji and returns home.

Some time later, they discover Yji's name in the newspaper, which says that he has been selected to compete in a competition of music composers. Yji is in the hospital, however, bedridden, and so, in the end, Emiko takes his place in the contest, her parents listening on a radio in the hospital.

References



Category:Japanese black-and-white films

Category:1951 films

Category:Shochiku films

Category:Japanese drama films

Category:1951 drama films

Category:1950s Japanese films


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