Young Miss Executive

1953 1h 33m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Madoka was ordered to be a new head. But Madoka wants to be a stage dancer, so she won't concentrate her office job. Madoka meets Akiyama, a stage director. Akiyama introduce her to his neighbors. In among poor but open minded people, Madoka has changed. Her new ambition is her company provide nice sweets for children. She decide to focus on the office job. But she doesn't know that company executives has conspiracy against her...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hibari Misora
Takeshi Sakamoto
Shirō Ōsaka
Kodayu Ichikawa
Mutsuko Sakura
Yōko Kozono
Jun Tatara
Ichirō Arishima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yūzō Kawashima
Writers: Yoshiro Tomita, Ruiju Yanagisawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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73 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 Yūzō Kawashima, shot by Toru Nishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tadashi Manjome. 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 Masao Saito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hibari Misora and Takeshi Sakamoto and Shirō Ōsaka carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0408052 — 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

Yūzō Kawashima directs. Toru Nishikawa behind the camera. Tadashi Manjome scores. Masao Saito cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, shot by Toru Nishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tadashi Manjome. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masao Saito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hibari Misora and Takeshi Sakamoto and Shirō Ōsaka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0408052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.