The Daughter of the Samurai - 1937

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.

114min
1937
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.6/10

Cast

Setsuko Hara profile pictureSetsuko HaraMisuko Yamato
Ruth Eweler profile pictureRuth EwelerGerda Storm
Sessue Hayakawa profile pictureSessue HayakawaIwao Yamato
Isamu Kosugi profile pictureIsamu KosugiTeruo Yamato
Haruyo Ichikawa profile pictureHaruyo IchikawaHideko Kanda
Yuriko Hanabusa profile pictureYuriko HanabusaOiku, the Maid
Eiji Takagi profile pictureEiji TakagiKosaku Kanda

About The Daughter of the Samurai

The Daughter of the Samurai Overview

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.

Runtime: 114min

Extra details

Original Title: 新しき土
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Mansaku Itami
Production Companies
Towa Shoji G.K.J.O. StudioTerra-Filmkunst