The Morning Sun Shines

The Morning Sun Shines

1929•25m•5.5/10

DramaDocumentary

Ratings

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5.5/10(10)

The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Takako Irie

Takako Irie

girl in the elevator

Joji Oka

Joji Oka

(as Susumu Minobe): Hiroo Karasaki, Head of Delegation

Kōju Murata

Kōju Murata

Kusaka

Eiji Nakano

Eiji Nakano

Hayafusa

Ranko Sawa

Ranko Sawa

Asako Akizuki

Heitaro Doi

Kōhei Akizuki

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