The Tree of Love

Overview

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her child suddenly became sick and she just missed the train and Kozo. She makes it to Kyoto finally, but is unable to meet him. Plus she isn't accepted into Kyoto society. She goes back to her hometown and tries to forget him. She quits the hospital to concentrate on her singing. She makes her professional debut with the hit "Aizen Katsura". Kozo is in the audience.

Directed by Hiromasa Nomura

Top cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Katsue Takaishi

Ken Uehara

Kozo Tsumura

Shin Saburi

Kenji Oyama

Mitsuko Mito

Yutaka Mimasu

Michiko Kuwano

Hideo Fujino

Yasuki

Fumiko Katsuragi

Masami Morikawa

Reikichi Kawamura

Haruki

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

T

Toshiko Kojima

Tatsuo Saitō

Takeshi Sakamoto

Fumiko Okamura

Yaeko Izumo

Haruko Minezawa, nurse

M

Mitsuko Higashiyama

Yoneko Saiga, nurse

Setsuko Shinobu

T

Tazuko Kusaka

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