Release Date

14 Jan, 1984

Runtime

02:25: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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 beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.

Original Title

序の舞

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Actors

名取裕子

風間 杜夫

三田村邦彦

水沢アキ

岡田茉莉子

高峰三枝子

三田佳子

小林綾子

大坂志郎

草薙幸二郎

菅井きん

織本順吉

石井トミコ

Shingo Misawa

北村英三

江幡高志

野口貴史

草薙良一

なぎら健壱

市川好郎

Tokuko Miura

Crew

清水彰

宮尾登美子

中島貞夫

井川徳道

増田悦章

市田勇

黛敏郎

佐野義和

Teruhiko Arakawa

森田富士郎

Hideto Kuriyama

松田寛夫