The Young Women of Izu

Izu no musumetachi, feature film, 1945.

DIRECTED BY: Heinosuke Gosho

The Young Women of Izu

CAST:
Reikichi Kawamura (Sugiyama),
Mitsuko Miura (Shizuko),
Momoo Shimoto (Tamiko),
Michiko Kuwano (Okin),
Shin Saburi (Miyauchi)

SCRIPT:
Tadao Ikeda,
Shohei Takei

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Toshio Ubukata

Synopsis:
Towards the end of WW II, a young soldier named Miyauchi Kiyoshi is sent to the town of Izu. Looking for a place to stay, he learns that the town is full of refugees. The owner of a local inn offers to let him stay there with himself and his two unmarried daughters. The owners’ sister Okin disapproves of the arrangement, regarding it as inappropriate. Nevertheless, Miyauchi accepts the offer and moves into his new home…

35 mm, b/w, 74 min