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The First Kiss

Original title: Kuchizuke
  • 1955
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
51
YOUR RATING
The First Kiss (1955)
JapaneseDramaFamilyRomance

Omnibus feature with three independent stories.Omnibus feature with three independent stories.Omnibus feature with three independent stories.

  • Directors
    • Masanori Kakei
    • Mikio Naruse
    • Hideo Suzuki
  • Writers
    • Yōjirō Ishizaka
    • Zenzō Matsuyama
  • Stars
    • Kyōko Aoyama
    • Hiroshi Tachikawa
    • Hisao Toake
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    51
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Masanori Kakei
      • Mikio Naruse
      • Hideo Suzuki
    • Writers
      • Yōjirō Ishizaka
      • Zenzō Matsuyama
    • Stars
      • Kyōko Aoyama
      • Hiroshi Tachikawa
      • Hisao Toake
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast22

    Kyōko Aoyama
    • Kumiko Natsume-The First Kiss
    • (segment "1")
    Hiroshi Tachikawa
    • Kenji Kawahara-The First Kiss
    • (segment "1")
    • (as Yoichi Tachikawa)
    Hisao Toake
    Hisao Toake
    • Kumiko's uncle-The First Kiss
    • (segment "1")
    Yôko Sugi
    Yôko Sugi
    • Rinko-The First Kiss
    • (segment "1")
    Hisako Takihana
    Hisako Takihana
    • Mother-The First Kiss
    • (segment "1")
    Chishū Ryū
    Chishū Ryū
    • Prof. Hasegawa-The First Kiss
    • (segment "1")
    • (as Chishû Ryû)
    Yôko Tsukasa
    Yôko Tsukasa
    • Yoshiko Kanai-The Girl in the Mist
    • (segment "2")
    Hitomi Nakahara
    • Taeko, her younger sister-The Girl in the Mist
    • (segment "2")
    Toshiyasu Hiyoshi
    • Hiroshi-The Girl in the Mist
    • (segment "2")
    Takashi Itô
    • Shinji,Yoshiko's younger brother-The Girl in the Mist
    • (segment "2")
    Chōko Iida
    Chōko Iida
    • Yasoko -Grandmother Yasoko-The Girl in the Mist
    • (segment "2")
    • (as Chôko Iida)
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Hanzô-Yoshiko's father-The Girl in the Mist
    • (segment "2")
    Nijiko Kiyokawa
    • Tetsuko Yoshiko's mother The Girl in the Mist
    • (segment "2")
    Hiroshi Koizumi
    Hiroshi Koizumi
    • Eikichi Uemura- The Girl in Mist
    • (segment "2")
    Hideko Takamine
    Hideko Takamine
    • Tomoko Kaneda-Women's Ways
    • (segment "3")
    Meiko Nakamura
    • Kiyoko Taketani -Women's Ways
    • (segment "3")
    Ken Uehara
    Ken Uehara
    • Ikuzo Kaneda-Women's Ways
    • (segment "3")
    Keiju Kobayashi
    Keiju Kobayashi
    • Seikichi-Women Ways
    • (segment "3")
    • Directors
      • Masanori Kakei
      • Mikio Naruse
      • Hideo Suzuki
    • Writers
      • Yōjirō Ishizaka
      • Zenzō Matsuyama
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      English subtitled print is currently held at the Pacific Film Archive.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 22, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Girl in the Mist
    • Production company
      • Toho
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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