Price of Beauty

1957 1h 38m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Melodrama about a young factory girl who "chooses riches over chastity".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yōko Tsukasa
Chikako Izumi / Sally
Keiko Awaji
Yuki Kawabe
Akira Takarada
Koichi Yamawaki
Isao Kimura
Kazuhiko Uematsu
Keiju Kobayashi
Chieko Naniwa
Natsu Morishita
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Kayo Izumi
Michiyo Tamaki
Mariko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūe Matsubayashi
Writers: Toshiro Ide
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, shot by Seiichi Endo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shûichi Anbara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yōko Tsukasa and Keiko Awaji and Akira Takarada carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0322548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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

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The take

Shūe Matsubayashi directs. Seiichi Endo behind the camera. Ichirō Saitō scores. Shûichi Anbara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, shot by Seiichi Endo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shûichi Anbara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yōko Tsukasa and Keiko Awaji and Akira Takarada carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0322548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.