The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers

The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers

1935•1h 7m•4.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.0/10(1)

Mitsuo the Counselor's son marries writer Miyoko, however a tender romance blossoms between Miyoko and Mitsuo's sister Kaoru. When the family falls to bankruptcy, heartache ensues; Miyoko's illness worsens and she is sent to a sanatorium, separating the lovers. Based on a story from Tales of Flowers by Nobuko Yoshiya

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Production

Shinkô Kinema

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Naomi Egawa

Kaoru

Mitsue Hisamatsu

Miyoko

Kimie Hayashi

Tsuyako

Ginko Hanabusa

Kimiko

Ruriko Hoshi

Masako

Mineko Komatsu

Junko Kimura

Hikaru Kicchôji

Hikaru Kicchôji

Mitsuo, Kaoru's brother

Bumon Kahara

Kaoru's father

Choji Oka

Grandfather

Hiroshi Ueda

Photographer

Yōyō Kojima

Schoolmaster

Kazuo Hinomoto

Eirô Niimi

Joe Ohara

Aiko Matsuyama

Tokiko

Kan Ueda

Photographer

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