The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
Original title: 安城家の舞踏会
The Ball at the Anjo House is a 1947 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura, with a running time of 1h 29m. It stars Setsuko Hara, Yumeko Aizome and Osamu Takizawa.
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
Cast
- Setsuko Hara as Atsuko Anjo
- Yumeko Aizome as Akiko Anjo
- Osamu Takizawa as Tadahiko Anjo
- Masayuki Mori as Masahiko Anjo
- Masao Shimizu as Ryûzaburô Shinkawa
- Takashi Kanda as Tooyama
- Akemi Sora as Kiku, maid
- Chieko Murata as Chiyo, Tadahiko's girlfriend
- Taiji Tonoyama as Yoshida
- Keiko Tsushima as Yôko Shinkawa
- Fumiko Okamura
- Shinichi Himori as Takehiko Yuri