Eclipse (1934)
金環蝕
The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
- Date of release
- 1934-11-01
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Hiroshi Shimizu
Casting
- Mitsugu Fujii — Shûkichi Ôsaki
- Hiroko Kawasaki — Kinue Nishimura
- Michiko Kuwano — Tomone Iwaki
- Shirô Kanemitsu — Seiji Kanda
- Isamu Yamaguchi — Matsumura, chauffeur
- Hideo Fujino — Keinosuke Iwaki
- Akio Nomura — Tomone's brother
- Yoshiko Tsubouchi — Kayo
- Shigeru Ogura — Muraki
- Ryôko Hisahara — Ofuji, his sweetheart
- Toshiaki Konoe — Yamashita
- Reikichi Kawamura — Ôsaki's father
Interesting facts
- Based on: Kinkanshoku
Eclipse is a 1934 Japanese silent romance film directed by Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on the novel Kinkanshoku by Masao Kume and one of the few extant silent films by the director.
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