The Ball at the Anjo House
1947 · Movie · 89 min. · Japan
After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.
Direction Kôzaburô Yoshimura
Cast Setsuko Hara · Osamu Takizawa · Masayuki Mori · Yumeko Aizome · Shinichi Himori · Takashi Kanda · Masao Shimizu · Chieko Takehisa · Keiko Tsushima · Taiji Tonoyama · Chieko Murata · Shinyo Nara · Yôko Benisawa · Chiyoko Fumiya · Eiko Takamatsu
Soundtrack Chuji Kinoshita
Screenplay Kaneto Shindô
Cinematography Toshio Ubukata
Original title Anjô-ke no butôkai (The Ball at the Anjo House)
7.1
61 votes (FilmAffinity)
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