A Descendant of Urashima Taro

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

86 mins | Drama | March 28, 1946

Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who becomes populist politician in the Japanese Happiness Party.

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

86 mins | Drama | March 28, 1946

A Descendant of Urashima Taro
Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who becomes populist politician in the Japanese Happiness Party.
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 浦島太郎の後裔
Directors Masanori Kakei, Mikio Naruse
Writers Ryuichiro Yagi

Cast

Susumu Fujita

as Goro Urashima

Hideko Takamine

as Akako Tatsuta

Hisako Yamane

as Otoko Goda

Chiyoko Shikano

as Dancing girl

Ken Mitsuda

as Gotaro Goda