Storyline

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.

Key Information

Director Yasujirō Shimazu
Writers Hiroshi Hamamoto, Tadao Ikeda
Studio Shochiku
Rating 6.0/10
Language JA

Cast & Crew

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Shichirō Yamagami

Mieko Takamine

Mieko Takamine

Reiko Kosugi

Daijiro Natsukawa

Daijiro Natsukawa

Chōjirō Kanda

Seiji Nishimura

Seiji Nishimura

Sasaki

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Oryū

Kaneko Fujiwara

Yoshino

Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

Jun Asukai

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Marieda Matsushima

Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Gunji Ōhira

Fumiko Okamura

Fumiko Okamura

Kureko

Hideo Takeda

Hideo Takeda

Kōhei Handa

Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Kampei Fujii

Frequently Asked Questions

The Lights of Asakusa was released on December 2, 1937.

The runtime of The Lights of Asakusa is 1h 17m.

The Lights of Asakusa is a Drama movie.

The Lights of Asakusa has a rating of 6.0 out of 10 on TMDB.

The Lights of Asakusa is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

The Lights of Asakusa was directed by Yasujirō Shimazu.

The main cast of The Lights of Asakusa includes Ken Uehara, Mieko Takamine, Daijiro Natsukawa.

The Lights of Asakusa is originally in Japanese.