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Geishunka (1942)

Geishunka poster
Original title
迎春花
Directed by
Yasushi Sasaki
Genre
romance film
Country
Manchukuo
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a 1942 romance film set in the Manchukuo era. It was produced by the Manchukuo Film Association and Shochiku, directed by Yasushi Sasaki. The story involves characters played by Li Xianglan, Toshiaki Konoe, and Michiyo Kogure.

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What happens

『迎春花』(げいしゅんか、またはインチュンファ)は、1942年に満州映画協会と日本の松竹映画が佐々木康監督、李香蘭、近衛敏明、木暮実千代の主演で製作した恋愛映画で、当時の満州国の時代を背景にしている。 題名の迎春花は、中国東北部で春先に満開になるおもに黄色の花で、服部富子が歌って大ヒットした歌『満洲娘』(作詞:石松秋二・作曲:鈴木哲夫、1938年)でも「迎春花(インチュンファ)が咲いたなら、お嫁に行きます、隣村。」とある。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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