Dancing Girl (1951)
- Original title
- 舞姫
- Directed by
- Mikio Naruse
- Genre
- drama film, dance film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman becomes a dancer in postwar Japan. She navigates her career and personal relationships while facing societal expectations and her own desires.
melancholicpoignantrestrainedintimatebittersweetcontemplativeslow-burnemotionally layered
What happens
Dancing Girl (Japanese: 舞姫, Hepburn: Maihime; lit. Dancing Princess) is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. The screenplay by Kaneto Shindō is based on the novel Maihime by Yasunari Kawabata. It was Mariko Okada's debut film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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