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The Lion Dance

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Famous kabuki performer Kikugoro IV performs the Lion Dance, in which a young girl is possessed by the spirit of a lion and transforms into the demonic beast.

DirectorYasujirō Ozu

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Cast · Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

KOKikugorô Onoe
Kikugorô Onoe
Yayoi / Shishi no sei
KO
Kinjirou Onoe
Kochou
SOShigeru Onoe
Shigeru Onoe
Kochou
WMWafuu Matsunaga
Wafuu Matsunaga
Nagauta - Uta
SF
Shinzou Fujita
Nagauta - Uta
IK
Izaburou Kashiwa
Nagauta - Shamisen
TM
Tazaemon Morotsuki
Nagauta - Taiko
JM
Junji Masuda
Roudoku (voice)

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The Lion Dance hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 16, 1936. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.