A Rainbow at Every Turn
Released: February 19, 1956Runtime: 100 minLanguage: JA
Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom they have not had. While Asako is a sweet young lady, Momoko, the eldest, goes out with whomever she wants, thus hiding the trauma caused by seduction and abandonment during the war by young Keita Aoki. One day Keita re-enters her life.
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Machiko Kyo
as Momoko Mizuhara
Ayako Wakao
as Asako Mizuhara
Yasuko Kawakami
as Wakako Mizuhara
Ken Uehara
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Eiji Funakoshi
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Keizo Kawasaki
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Hikaru Hoshi
as clerk of inn at Hakone
Haruyo Ichikawa
as Kikue
Sayoko Kasumi
as maid of inn at Kyôto
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
as Kazuhiko Takemiya
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