The Daughter of the Samurai

1h 54min

Drama

Romance

Teruo gets caught up in a conflict between tradition and modernism after returning to Japan from Germany after having spent a number of years there studying. Now, he is supposed to marry Mitsuko, the daughter of his adoptive father, to whom Teruo has long been promised. But Teruo, who has gotten to know the freedoms of the western world, would rather marry the woman he loves and behaves brusquely to Mitsuko.

Production Companies

Towa Shoji G.K.

J.O. Studio

Terra-Filmkunst

Cast

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Misuko Yamato
Ruth Eweler

Ruth Eweler

Gerda Storm
Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Iwao Yamato
Isamu Kosugi

Isamu Kosugi

Teruo Yamato
Haruyo Ichikawa

Haruyo Ichikawa

Hideko Kanda
Yuriko Hanabusa

Yuriko Hanabusa

Oiku, the Maid
Eiji Takagi

Eiji Takagi

Kosaku Kanda
Kichiji Nakamura

Kichiji Nakamura

Ikkan, the Priest
Max Hinder

Max Hinder

German Teacher
Nisao Tokiwa

Nisao Tokiwa

Teruo's Mother

Release date

4th Feb 1937

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, 日本語