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The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 11, 1943

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama

User Score

68%

Original Title

歌行燈

Production Companies

Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.

Director

Mikio Naruse

Description

A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.