Japan / May 22, 1961
Kitakami Nocturne (1961)
Directed by Yoshitsugu Nakajima
1h 2minruntime
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Plot
Keisuke and Shizuko grew up by the Kitakami river and came to fall in love before they knew it. Eighteen years ago, Shizuko was left an orphan and was taken in by Keisuke's parents, who had raised her as their own child. At the riverside when the cherry blossoms are falling, Keisuke, now enrolled in university, promises Shizuko that he will tell his parents about them at the start of the summer vacation. He then sets off for Tokyo...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shosei Muto | Tadahiko Sugimoto |
| Fudeko Tanaka | Keisuke's mother |
| Hiroshi Chō | Newspaper reporter |
| Kosuke Hisamatsu | Keisuke's father |
| Ikunosuke Koizumi | Matchmaker |
| Nobue Shiina | Akiko's friend B |
| Ikuko Kimuro | Akiko's friend D |
| Sachiko Soma | Keisuke's aunt |
| Masaru Kamiyama | Debt collector 1 |
| Hiroshi Chiyoda | Hot spring resort clerk |
| Gen Mihama | Debt collector 2 |
| Teruaki Toki | Track athlete 1 |
| Yasuo Itoga | Track athlete 3 |
| Akira Nakao | Student |
| Takeo Ono | Magazine company division chief |
| Miyoko Ieneya | |
| Kōji Yashiro | Magazine company division chief |
Genres
RomanceDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 北上夜曲 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Release date | 22 maggio 1961 |
| Writer | Gan Yamazaki, Ryuma Takemori |
| Editing | Shinya Inoue |
| Cinematography | Izumi Hagiwara |
| Assistant directors | Atsushi Fujiura, Yoshitsugu Nakajima |
| Lighting | Isamu Takahashi |
| Camera operators | Izumi Hagiwara |
| Additional photography | Izumi Hagiwara |
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| Production design | Yoshinaga Yoko'o |
| Art direction | Yoshinaga Yoko'o |
| Set decoration | Yoshinaga Yoko'o |
| Music | Seiichi Mawatari, Toshimi Katagiri |
| Sound | Toshimi Katagiri, Seiichi Mawatari |
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