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Appassionata

6.319842h 25mMovieDrama

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a…

DirectorSadao Nakajima
WriterHirō Matsuda

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Cast · Directed by Sadao Nakajima

YNYūko Natori
Yūko Natori
Tsuya Shimamura
MKMorio Kazama
Morio Kazama
KMKunihiko Mitamura
Kunihiko Mitamura
AMAki Mizusawa
Aki Mizusawa
Shima Shimamura
MOMariko Okada
Mariko Okada
Sei Shimamura
MTMieko Takamine
Mieko Takamine
YMYoshiko Mita
Yoshiko Mita
AKAyako Kobayashi
Ayako Kobayashi
Sei as a girl
SŌShirō Ōsaka
Shirō Ōsaka
KKKōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Sei's uncle
KSKin Sugai
Kin Sugai
JOJunkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto

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