Kitakami yakyoku (1961)
Original title: 北上夜曲
Keisuke and Shizuko grew up by the Kitakami river and came to fall in love before they knew it. Eighteen years ago, Shizuko was left an orphan and was taken in by Keisuke's parents, who had raised her as their own child. At the riverside when the cherry blossoms are falling, Keisuke, now enrolled in university, promises Shizuko that he will tell his parents about them at the start of the summer vacation. He then sets off for Tokyo...
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Tamio KawachiKeisuke Shirato
Chieko MatsubaraShizuko Suda
Yuji OdakaRyoichi Yamada
Hiroshi Kondō
Yoshiko NezuAkiko's friend A
Yuko MinakazeAkiko YokotaKeiko AkashiAkiko's friend C
Shosei MutoTadahiko Sugimoto
Fudeko TanakaKeisuke's mother
Hiroshi ChōNewspaper reporterKosuke HisamatsuKeisuke's fatherIkunosuke KoizumiMatchmakerMovie DNA
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What is Kitakami yakyoku about?
Keisuke and Shizuko grew up by the Kitakami river and came to fall in love before they knew it. Eighteen years ago, Shizuko was left an orphan and was taken in by Keisuke's parents, who had raised her as their own child. At the riverside when the cherry blossoms are falling, Keisuke, now enrolled in university, promises Shizuko that he will tell his parents about them at the start of the summer vacation. He then sets off for Tokyo...
How long is Kitakami yakyoku?
Kitakami yakyoku has a runtime of 62 minutes.