Eclipse

Eclipse

97 mins | Drama | Nov. 1, 1934

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 rick Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.

Eclipse

97 mins | Drama | Nov. 1, 1934

Eclipse
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 rick Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 金環蝕
Directors Hiroshi Shimizu
Writers Masao Kume, Masao Arata

Cast

Mitsugu Fujii

as Shûkichi Ôsaki

Hiroko Kawasaki

as Kinue Nishimura

Michiko Kuwano

as Tomone Iwaki

Shirô Kanemitsu

as Seiji Kanda

Isamu Yamaguchi

as Matsumura, chauffeur

Hideo Fujino

as Keinosuke Iwaki

Akio Nomura

as Tomone's brother

Shigeru Ogura

as Muraki

Ryôko Hisahara

as Ofuji, his sweetheart

Toshiaki Konoe

as Yamashita

Reikichi Kawamura

as Ôsaki's father

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

as Ôsaki's mother

Tomio Aoki

as Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother

Fumiko Katsuragi

as Kanda's grandmother

Kimiko Mikage

as Tomone's friend

Sanae Takasugi

as Tomone's friend

Kuniko Miyake

as Tomone's friend

Setsuko Shinobu

as Waitress

Masae Koike

as Guest at Hotel

Michiyo Mizushima

as Guest at Hotel

Sadako Araki

as Nurse

Shin'yō Nara

as Saida