The Lights of Asakusa (浅草の灯) 86 years old
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.
Credits
The Lights of Asakusa Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chishu Ryu He was 33, 88 years old when he died | |
| Daijirô Natsukawa | |
| Seiji Nishimura He was 18, now 68 years old | |
| Ken Uehara He was 28, 82 years old when he died | |
| Mieko Takamine She was 19, 71 years old when she died | |
| Fumiko Okamura She was 39, 77 years old when she died | |
| Haruko Sugimura She was 28, 88 years old when she died | |
| Reikichi Kawamura He was 40, 55 years old when he died | |
| Shin'ichi Himori He was 30, 52 years old when he died |
The Lights of Asakusa Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Tadao Ikeda as Writer. He was 32 (59) years old when He died | Writing |
| Tatsuo Hamada as Art Direction. | Art |
| Keisuke Kinoshita as Assistant Director. He was 24 (86) years old when He died | Directing |
| Yasujirō Shimazu as Director. He was 40 (48) years old when He died | Directing |
| Kōzaburō Yoshimura as Editor. He was 26 (89) years old when He died | Editing |
| Toshio Ubukata as Director of Photography. | Camera |
The Lights of Asakusa (86 years)
- Release day: Thursday, December 02, 1937
- Runtime: 77 minutes