Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
1935·Japan·75 min.
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Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts, writer-director Mikio Naruse's first sound film, tells the story of three very different siblings forced to work as samisen street musicians to make ends meet. O-Ren (Chikako Hosokawa), the eldest, is on a downward spiral into Tokyo's Asakusa district underworld, exasperated middle sister O-some (Masako Tsutsumi) attempts to protect her sisters by appeasing their demanding mother Hahaoya (Chitose Hayashi), and Chieko (Ryuko Umezono), the youngest, pursues love and romance with kindly restaurateur Aoyama (Heihachiro Okawa).
DirectorMikio Naruse
MusicKyôsuke Kami
CinematographyHiroshi Suzuki
CastChikako Hosokawa·Masako Tsutsumi·Ryuko Umezono·Chitose Hayashi·Chisato Matsumoto·Masako Sanjo·Mariyo Matsumoto·Heihachiro Okawa·Kaoru Itô·Osamu Takizawa·Akira Kishii·Kamatari FujiwaraShow all
Original titleOtome-gokoro - Sannin-shimai