Izu no Odoriko (1974 film)

Izu no Odoriko
Film poster
Directed byKatsumi Nishikawa
Written byMitsuo Wakasugi
Produced by
  • Hori Takeo
  • Hideo Sasai
StarringMomoe Yamaguchi
Tomokazu Miura
Jin Nakayama
Tomomi Sato
Atsuko Ichinomiya
CinematographyKenji Hagiwara
Edited byAkira Suzuki
Music byHiroshi Takada
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 28, 1974 (1974-12-28) (Japan)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Izu no Odoriko (Japanese: 伊豆の踊子; lit. The Dancing Girl of Izu), also known as The Izu Dancer is a 1974 Japanese romantic drama film. It was directed by Katsumi Nishikawa and starred Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura. This was the first of a series of romantic films starring the couple.

The film is based on the story The Dancing Girl of Izu by Yasunari Kawabata. Nishikawa also directed the original Izu no Odoriko film that was produced in 1963.[1]

1974 Cast

1963 Cast

Release

The film was released on 28 December 1974 in Japan.[2][3]

Reception

The film was covered in a special issue of film magazine Kindai Eiga.[4]

References

  1. ^ "伊豆の踊子". Nikkatsu. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Izu no Odoriko". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Izu no Odoriko". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "Yamaguchi Momoe Izu no Odoriko Tokushūgō". Kindai Eiga. 15 January 1975.