Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938)

鶴八鶴次郎

Mr. Tsurujiro is a Japanese folk singer assisted by Ms. Tsuruhachi on the shamisen. The pair is popular, but he often nitpicks her music and so they split. She marries a benefactor, but after a joint show, feels music is above marriage.

Date of release
1938-09-29
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
Director
Mikio Naruse

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro is a 1938 Japanese drama film by Mikio Naruse. The film about a duo of traditional music performers is based on a short story by Matsutarō Kawaguchi.

Background

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro was based on Kawaguchi's short story of the same title, which had been awarded the first Naoki Prize in 1935 and was itself said to be an adaptation of the 1934 US film Bolero.

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