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The Morning Sun Shines
The Morning Sun Shines
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The Morning Sun Shines

Original Title: 朝日は輝く

1929
25m
Drama
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1929

Runtime

25m

Storyline

The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
25m
Apr 12, 1929
Languages
Japanese
No Language
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Seiichi Ina
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Takako Irie

Takako Irie

girl in the elevator

Joji Oka

Joji Oka

(as Susumu Minobe): Hiroo Karasaki, Head of Delegation

Kōju Murata

Kōju Murata

Kusaka

Eiji Nakano

Eiji Nakano

Hayafusa

Ranko Sawa

Ranko Sawa

Asako Akizuki

Heitaro Doi

Kōhei Akizuki

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