Asakusa Sisters

1960 0h 47m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A young chef at a small restaurant in Asakusa, with a past conviction for breaking into a safe, defeats the evil boss and ends up marrying his lover.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tadao Sawamoto
Mihoko Inagaki
Yuko Minakaze
Shirō Amakusa
Chieko Misaki
Ichiro Kijima
Hyōsuke Kanbe
Akira Hisamatsu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenjirō Morinaga
Writers: Keizaburo Kobayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 47-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Tadao Sawamoto and Mihoko Inagaki and Yuko Minakaze carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt31025331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenjirō Morinaga directs. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 47-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Tadao Sawamoto and Mihoko Inagaki and Yuko Minakaze carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt31025331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.