Tsugaru Folksong
A young girl is being asked about a man with whom she was keeping company, as her grandmother plays a lament on a shamisen. Then the focus changes to a couple arriving from Tokyo - the woman returning to her home, the man an escapee from the yakuza. The man doesn't seem to mind when the woman sells her favours to tourists at the local bar, just as she seems to take his attentions to Yuki, a blind girl, with equanimity.
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Tsugaru Folksong
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 20, 1973
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama, Romance
User Score
72%
Original Title
津軽じょんがら節
Production Companies
Art Theatre Guild, TOHO
Director
Kōichi Saitō
Description
A young girl is being asked about a man with whom she was keeping company, as her grandmother plays a lament on a shamisen. Then the focus changes to a couple arriving from Tokyo - the woman returning to her home, the man an escapee from the yakuza. The man doesn't seem to mind when the woman sells her favours to tourists at the local bar, just as she seems to take his attentions to Yuki, a blind girl, with equanimity.