The Tree of Love

The Tree of Love

89 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 15, 1938

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.

The Tree of Love

89 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 15, 1938

The Tree of Love
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.
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title Aizen katsura
Directors Hiromasa Nomura
Writers Matsutarō Kawaguchi, Kōgo Noda

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Katsue Takaishi

Ken Uehara

as Kozo Tsumura

Hideo Fujino

as Yasuki

Reikichi Kawamura

as Haruki

Yaeko Izumo

as Haruko Minezawa, nurse

Mitsuko Higashiyama

as Yoneko Saiga, nurse

Ryôko Hisahara

as Tokuko Hamada, nurse