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Tokyo Sweetheart

Tokyo Sweetheart

19527.61h 37m

Overview

Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.

Directed by Yasuki Chiba
Written by Toshiro Ide, Fumio Yoshida
Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Hisatora Kumagai
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Top Cast

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Yuki

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kurokawa

Yōko Sugi

Yōko Sugi

Harumi

Hisaya Morishige

Hisaya Morishige

Akazawa

Murasaki Fujima

Murasaki Fujima

Konatsu

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Shôtarô

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Tsuruko

Kazuo Masubuchi

Kazuo Masubuchi

Chûkichi

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Matsuyo

Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Yamamoto

About Tokyo Sweetheart

Tokyo Sweetheart is a comedy, drama film released in 1952. Directed by Yasuki Chiba, it stars Setsuko Hara, Toshirō Mifune, Yōko Sugi. Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.

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