The Ball at the Anjo House

The Ball at the Anjo House

89 mins | Drama | Sept. 27, 1947

After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.

The Ball at the Anjo House

89 mins | Drama | Sept. 27, 1947

The Ball at the Anjo House
After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 安城家の舞踏会
Directors Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writers Kaneto Shindō

Cast

Setsuko Hara

as Atsuko Anjo

Yumeko Aizome

as Akiko Anjo

Osamu Takizawa

as Tadahiko Anjo

Masayuki Mori

as Masahiko Anjo

Masao Shimizu

as Ryûzaburô Shinkawa

Takashi Kanda

as Tooyama

Akemi Sora

as Kiku, maid

Chieko Murata

as Chiyo, Tadahiko's girlfriend

Taiji Tonoyama

as Yoshida

Keiko Tsushima

as Yôko Shinkawa

Shinichi Himori

as Takehiko Yuri