Aki Sakuraba

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

Shochiku melodrama about the lives of the humble people living in the poor tenement called the Ryuheiso.

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m • as Mizukami

The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.