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Bellflower

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Following Flower Picking Diary (1939), Tamizo directed another film starring Hideko Takamine, based on a story by Nobuko Yoshiya. Takamine plays a poor young girl, trying to become a teacher on her quest to become independent to be able to look after her younger brother. But then tragedy strikes...

DirectorTamizo Ishida
WritersNobuko Yoshiya·Toshio Yasumi
ProducerRyôzô Yamashita

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Cast · Directed by Tamizo Ishida

HTHideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Yumiko
TK
Takashi Kotaka
Yûkichi
SSSadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Mother
KKKokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Grandfather
KM
Kō Mihashi
Uncle
HKHyo Kitazawa
Hyo Kitazawa
Teacher
MS
Misako Shimizu
Satoe
KH
Kimie Hayashi
Sadako
SN
Shizuko Nagaoka
Hanako
FK
Fumiyo Kyômachi
Sonoko
MS
Masako Sanjo
Matsuko
AI
Ayako Ichinose
English Teacher

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1940
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