Underplayed Gems

The Dancing Girl of Izu (1954)

The Dancing Girl of Izu poster
Original title
伊豆の踊子
Directed by
Yoshitarō Nomura
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young student traveling through the Izu Peninsula meets a troupe of traveling performers. He becomes enchanted by a young dancer in the group.

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What happens

The Dancing Girl of Izu (伊豆の踊子, Izu no odoriko) is a 1954 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. The film is based on Yasunari Kawabata's 1926 short story The Dancing Girl of Izu. A previous adaptation of the same title had been directed by Heinosuke Gosho in 1933. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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