Mr. Tsurujiro is a Japanese folk singer assisted by Ms. Tsuruhachi on the shamisen. The pair is popular, but he often nitpicks her music and so they split. She marries a benefactor, but after a joint show, feels music is above marriage.
Directed by Mikio Naruse
taisho period
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa
Tsurujiro
Isuzu Yamada
Tsuruhachi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sahei
Masao Mishima
Takeno
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Matsuzaki
Crew
Mikio Naruse
Director
Mikio Naruse
Screenplay
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
K
5.0★ · 06/26/25
While it’s charming at the start, by the half way point you’ve really seen all you need to, and by the end you’re wondering what it was all for.
While it’s charming at the start, by the half way point you’ve really seen all you need to, and by the end you’re wondering what it was all for.
