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The Morning Sun Shines

Released: April 12, 1929 (1929)

Runtime: 25 minutes

Genres: Drama, Documentary

The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • Kōju Murata as Kusaka

    Age at release: 30

  • Joji Oka as (as Susumu Minobe): Hiroo Karasaki, Head of Delegation

    Age at release: 26

  • Ranko Sawa as Asako Akizuki

    Age at release: 25

  • Eiji Nakano as Hayafusa

    Age at release: 24

  • Takako Irie as girl in the elevator

    Age at release: 18

  • Heitaro Doi as Kōhei Akizuki

    Age at release: Unknown