Sunflower Girl (1953)
Original title: ひまわり娘
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that her fellow workers think the women employees should not have to act in such a servile manner. When the women go on strike over the issue, Setsuko finds herself caught in the middle. When the heir to the company, Ryosuke Tanabe, proposes marriage to Setsuko, she is honored, but realizes that her real affection is for Hitachi.
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Toshirō MifuneIppei Hitachi
Ineko ArimaSetsuko Fujino
Hajime IzuRyosuke Tanabe
Mayuri MokushôToshiko Shiimura
Sumiko AbeEiko IshiiKeiko SawamuraMikiko Iida
Masao ShimizuSetsuko's father
Sachiko MuraseSetsuko's mother
Daisuke InoueSetsuko's brotherKeiko Sawamura
Haruko Sugimura
Ken MitsudaKeywords
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What is Sunflower Girl about?
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that her fellow workers think the women employees should not have to act in such a servile manner. When the women go on strike over the issue, Setsuko finds herself caught in the middle. When the heir to the company, Ryosuke Tanabe, proposes marriage to Setsuko, she is honored, but realizes that her real affection is for Hitachi.
How long is Sunflower Girl?
Sunflower Girl has a runtime of 87 minutes.