The Dancing Girl of Izu

Overview

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets there, including their youngest girl. The student finds the naïve girl attractive even though he eventually has to part with the family after spending memorable time together.

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kaoru, a dancer

Den Obinata

Mizuhara, a student

Tokuji Kobayashi

Eikichi, brother of Kaoru

Kinuko Wakamizu

Chiyoko, the wife

Takeshi Sakamoto

Hattori

Chōko Iida

Geisha

Eiko Takamatsu

Otatsu, the mother

Shizue Hyōdō

Yuriko, an emplyee

Jun Arai

Zenbei, master of 'Yukawarô'

Ryoichi Takeuchi

Ryûichi, the son