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Beautiful Departure
Beautiful Departure
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Beautiful Departure

Original Title: 美はしき出発

1939
1h 6m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1939

Runtime

1h 6m

Storyline

A rich bourgeoisie family has little care in the world and knows no other lifestyle. It is only the family's second daughter who has an insecure bone in her body and ponders a day when the good times might end. Then one day the family-owned company goes bankrupt and a new era begins.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 6m
Feb 21, 1939
Languages
Japanese
Director
Satsuo Yamamoto
Production
Toho Eiga
Toho Eiga
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Ichirō Tsukida

Ichirō Tsukida

Yoko Mizumachi

Toshio Miki

Sōji Kiyokawa

Sōji Kiyokawa

Kan Yanagiya

Kan Yanagiya

Yo Kinoshita

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