Poster of The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

Plot: A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets
Release Date: Thursday, February 11 1943
82 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Shōtarō HanayagiShōtarō Hanayagi. Shōtarō Hanayagi was 48 in The Song Lantern as 'Onchi Kitahachi'.
Birthday: Thu, May 24 1894 –
Died: Wed, Jan 06 1965
Portrait of Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi. Eijirō Yanagi was 47 in The Song Lantern as 'Jirozou'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 16 1895 –
Died: Tue, Apr 24 1984
Portrait of Ichijirō OyaIchijirō Oya. Ichijirō Oya was 49 in The Song Lantern as 'Onchi Genjiro'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 11 1894 –
Died: Sun, May 28 1972
Portrait of Kan IshiiKan Ishii. Kan Ishii was 42 in The Song Lantern as 'Henmi Sessou'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 07 1901 –
Died: Sat, Apr 29 1972
Portrait of Isuzu YamadaIsuzu Yamada. Isuzu Yamada was 26 in The Song Lantern as 'O-Sode'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 05 1917 –
Died: Mon, Jul 09 2012
Portrait of Eiichi SetoEiichi Seto. Eiichi Seto was >> in The Song Lantern as 'Gen-ichi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masao MurataMasao Murata. Masao Murata was >> in The Song Lantern as 'Muneyama'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tamae KiyokawaTamae Kiyokawa. Tamae Kiyokawa was 39 in The Song Lantern
Birthday: Sun, May 24 1903 –
Died: Tue, Jan 21 1969

Crew

Portrait of Mikio NaruseMikio Naruse. Mikio Naruse was 37 in The Song Lantern as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 20 1905 –
Died: Wed, Jul 02 1969
Portrait of Asakazu NakaiAsakazu Nakai. Asakazu Nakai was 41 in The Song Lantern as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Thu, Aug 29 1901 –
Died: Sun, Feb 28 1988
Portrait of Mantarō KubotaMantarō Kubota. Mantarō Kubota was 53 in The Song Lantern as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Nov 11 1889 –
Died: Mon, May 06 1963
Portrait of Yoshiki NagasawaYoshiki Nagasawa. Yoshiki Nagasawa was >> in The Song Lantern as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shiro FukaiShiro Fukai. Shiro Fukai was 35 in The Song Lantern as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 04 1907 –
Died: Thu, Jul 02 1959
Portrait of Izumi KyōkaIzumi Kyōka. Izumi Kyōka would have been no older than 65 in The Song Lantern as 'Original Story'
Birthday: Tue, Nov 04 1873 –
Died: Thu, Sep 07 1939
Portrait of Kuichirô KishidaKuichirô Kishida. Kuichirô Kishida was 36 in The Song Lantern as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 18 1907 –
Died: Mon, Oct 28 1996
Portrait of Tōtetsu HirakawaTōtetsu Hirakawa. Tōtetsu Hirakawa was >> in The Song Lantern as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yûji DôgenYûji Dôgen. Yûji Dôgen was >> in The Song Lantern as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday