The Swan Elegy

Overview

One day, Reiko, who is engaged, meets a young man named Kondo, and she likes him, although she has a fiancé. On top of this, Reiko, suffering between two men, learns from her father that she is the child of her deceased mother and uncle. In this ambitious work, Sayuri Yoshinaga takes on the role of a girl who loves two men at the same time. The latest work from the golden duo of director Katsumi Nishikawa and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga, who created many masterpieces such as “The Izu Dancer”.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 29, 1966

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Reiko Arai,Shizue Natsukawa,Terumi Niki,Tetsuya Watari,Shintaro Okuno,Tsutomu Shimomoto,Sayuri Yoshinaga,Hiroshi Sekiguchi,Masao Shimizu

Director

Katsumi Nishikawa

Writer

Zenzō Matsuyama

Cinematography

Kuratarō Takamura

Music

Hikaru Hayashi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt9784638