Izu no Odoriko (1974)

Original title

伊豆の踊子

Directed by

Katsumi Nishikawa

Genre

teen film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man on a walking trip meets a teenage dancer from a traveling performance troupe. They form a brief, tender connection as they journey together through the Izu peninsula.

romanticbittersweetnostalgicgentlepoignantlongingmelancholic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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