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House of Many Pleasures

Original title: Wataridori itsu kaeru
  • 1955
  • 2h 9m
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House of Many Pleasures (1955)
JapaneseDrama

Yoshida Denkichi loses sight of his wife Chiyoko and daughter Toyoko during the war, and is taken in by a familiar woman, Oshige, and becomes the owner of "Fujimura" in the town of Hato. Eik... Read allYoshida Denkichi loses sight of his wife Chiyoko and daughter Toyoko during the war, and is taken in by a familiar woman, Oshige, and becomes the owner of "Fujimura" in the town of Hato. Eiko is a timid woman who hates Terada, a watchmaker who is obsessed with her; Tamie is a har... Read allYoshida Denkichi loses sight of his wife Chiyoko and daughter Toyoko during the war, and is taken in by a familiar woman, Oshige, and becomes the owner of "Fujimura" in the town of Hato. Eiko is a timid woman who hates Terada, a watchmaker who is obsessed with her; Tamie is a hard worker who asks for money from customers to support her mother and daughter Teruko; Tane... Read all

  • Director
    • Seiji Hisamatsu
  • Writers
    • Kafû Nagai
    • Toshio Yasumi
  • Stars
    • Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Hisaya Morishige
    • Hideko Takamine
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Seiji Hisamatsu
    • Writers
      • Kafû Nagai
      • Toshio Yasumi
    • Stars
      • Kinuyo Tanaka
      • Hisaya Morishige
      • Hideko Takamine
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Top Cast18

    Kinuyo Tanaka
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Oshige
    Hisaya Morishige
    • Denkichi Yoshida
    Hideko Takamine
    Hideko Takamine
    • Machiko
    Asami Kuji
    • Tamie
    Keiko Awaji
    Keiko Awaji
    • Eiko
    Mariko Okada
    Mariko Okada
    • Suzuyo
    Mitsuko Mito
    Mitsuko Mito
    • Chiyoko
    Hiroshi Tachikawa
    • Murai
    • (as Yoichi Tachikawa)
    Yôko Katsuragi
    Yôko Katsuragi
    Masao Oda
    Masao Oda
    • Yuzo Sato
    Kumeko Urabe
    Kumeko Urabe
    • Masa
    Bokuzen Hidari
    Bokuzen Hidari
    • Florist
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Old man
    Haruya Katô
    • Terada
    Sadayoshi Nakamura
    • Customer
    Terumi Niki
    • Teruko
    Nakajirō Tomita
    Nakajirō Tomita
    • Tabe
    • (as Nakajirô Tomita)
    Kenjirō Uemura
    Kenjirō Uemura
    • Takeda
    • (as Kenjirô Uemura)
    • Director
      • Seiji Hisamatsu
    • Writers
      • Kafû Nagai
      • Toshio Yasumi
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 渡り鳥いつ帰る
    • Production companies
      • Toho
      • Tokyo Eiga Co Ltd.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 9m(129 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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