The Song Lantern

• Movies
• 1943-02-11
• JA
• Released
• 2h 33m
• JP
• Drama

• 6.8
• 6

Production

Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.

Storyline

A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.