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Cast
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
as Yukiko Nogami
Toshirō Mifune
as Shinkichi / Hayakawa
Takashi Shimura
as Watanabe (Nabesan)
Akihiko Hirata
as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
Hiroshi Koizumi
as Yoshikawa (Sampei)
Sachio Sakai
as Uchimura (Saboten)
Katsumi Tezuka
as Gangster
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Gangster
Ren Yamamoto
as Numaguchi (Kurochan)
Toyoko Takegawa
as Madame Natsuko
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1953
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, Drama
Votes1
DirectorMasahiro Makino
WritersHaruo Umeda, Motosada Nishikame, Toshio Yasumi
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Last Embrace
About The Last Embrace
Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in an avalanche, Yukiko leaves the mountains in despair and takes a job in a bar where she becomes deeply involved in the personal lives of several of the patrons. One day she thinks she sees Shinkichi alive, but it turns out to be a gangster named Hayakawa, a man on the run who bears an astonishing resemblance to Yukiko's lost love. Against her better judgment, she is drawn to help Hayakawa, though clearly danger follows him.
Directed by Masahiro Makino, The Last Embrace leans on a strong ensemble — Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1953.
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