Okoto and Sasuke (1935)

6.8/10 100 min Drama

Overview

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro.

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Okoto

Kōkichi Takada

Sasuke

Hideo Fujino

Yasuzaemon

Chōko Iida

Okimi

Fumiko Katsuragi

Shige

Reikichi Kawamura

Teizo

Sachiko Murase

Yoshiko

Tatsuo Saitō

Toshitaro

Takeshi Sakamoto

Seikichi

Sanae Takasugi

Geisha

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Okoto's sister

Sôjin Kamiyama

Ryōtarō Mizushima

Hideo Takeda

Akio Isono

Shoichi Kofujita

Reikichi Kawamura

Junko Matsui

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

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