The Song Lantern (1960)
The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the actors of the Japanese classical theater No, friendship, hatred and love…
Top billed cast
Raizō Ichikawa
Mayumi Kurata
Fujiko Yamamoto
Natsuko Kahara
Eitarō Ozawa
Rieko Sumi
Michiko Ono
Kichijirō Ueda
Kinzō Shin
Eijirō Yanagi
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