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Release Year1971
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorTadashi Sawashima
WritersIkuko Okamoto, Tadashi Sawashima
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOnna no hanamichi
About Onna no hanamichi
A film commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hibari Misora's performing career. Written by Matsutaro Kawaguchi for Hibari Misora to celebrate her 25th anniversary. The film tells the story of a fisherman's daughter from Izumo who rises from poverty to Kyoto, throws herself into the harsh world of dance, abandons her promised future and love, and finds the path to womanhood by living a life devoted to her art, which is rooted in the masses. Hibari Misora plays the role of a 16-year-old girl to a mature 26-year-old woman in this film, which also contains many autobiographical elements of the singer, who made her debut at the age of 8 and has continued to sing about the joys and sorrows of the common people, thereby touching the hearts of the Japanese people.
Directed by Tadashi Sawashima, Onna no hanamichi leans on a strong ensemble — Hibari Misora, Takahiro Tamura, Kinichi Hanabusa — 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 drama titles of 1971.
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