Eclipse

Overview

The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.

Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu

Top cast

Mitsugu Fujii

Shûkichi Ôsaki

Hiroko Kawasaki

Kinue Nishimura

Michiko Kuwano

Tomone Iwaki

S

Shirô Kanemitsu

Seiji Kanda

Isamu Yamaguchi

Matsumura, chauffeur

Hideo Fujino

Keinosuke Iwaki

A

Akio Nomura

Tomone's brother

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Kayo

Shigeru Ogura

Muraki

R

Ryôko Hisahara

Ofuji, his sweetheart

Toshiaki Konoe

Yamashita

Reikichi Kawamura

Ôsaki's father

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Ôsaki's mother

Tomio Aoki

Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother

Fumiko Katsuragi

Kanda's grandmother

Kimiko Mikage

Tomone's friend

Sanae Takasugi

Tomone's friend

Kuniko Miyake

Tomone's friend

Setsuko Shinobu

Waitress

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Masae Koike

Guest at Hotel

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