The Model of New Women (1929)
Overview
A feature-length work based on Kan Kikuchi’s newspaper novel, adapted for the screen by Kōgo Noda. With performances by stars such as Shizue Ryūda, Kinuyo Tanaka, and Yukiko Tsukuba, alongside handsome leading men like Shin’ichirō Komura, Hikaru Yamauchi, and Ichirō Yūki, the film outshone its contemporaries. The collaboration between director Heinosuke Gosho and cinematographer Mitsuo Miura, recently returned from America, gave rise to a work of first-class quality in the Japanese film world, distinguished by its brilliance and delicacy.
Cast
Shizue Tatsuta
Atsushi Watanabe
Hikaru Yamanouchi
Yukiko Tsukuba
Kinuyo Tanaka
Hideo Fujino
Ichiro Yuki
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Premonition
Jane Eyre
Assassination
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