The Last Embrace (1953)
Original title: 抱擁
The Last Embrace is a 1953 Japanese-language romance movie directed by Masahiro Makino, with a running time of 1h 27m. It stars Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Toshirō Mifune and Takashi Shimura.
Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in an avalanche, Yukiko leaves the mountains in despair and takes a job in a bar where she becomes deeply involved in the personal lives of several of the patrons. One day she thinks she sees Shinkichi alive, but it turns out to be a gangster named Hayakawa, a man on the run who bears an astonishing resemblance to Yukiko's lost love. Against her better judgment, she is drawn to help Hayakawa, though clearly danger follows him.
Quick answers
What is The Last Embrace about?
Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in an avalanche, Yukiko leaves the mountains in despair and takes a job in a bar where she becomes deeply involved in the personal lives of several of the patrons. One day she thinks she sees Shinkichi alive, but it turns out to be a gangster named Hayakawa, a man on the run who bears an astonishing resemblance to Yukiko's lost love. Against her better judgment, she is drawn to help Hayakawa, though clearly danger follows him.
When was The Last Embrace released?
The Last Embrace was released on 11 March 1953.
How long is The Last Embrace?
The Last Embrace runs 1h 27m.
Who made The Last Embrace?
The Last Embrace was directed by Masahiro Makino.
Cast
- Yoshiko Yamaguchi as Yukiko Nogami
- Toshirō Mifune as Shinkichi / Hayakawa
- Takashi Shimura as Watanabe (Nabesan)
- Akihiko Hirata as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
- Hiroshi Koizumi as Yoshikawa (Sampei)
- Sachio Sakai as Uchimura (Saboten)
- Katsumi Tezuka as Gangster
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Gangster
- Ren Yamamoto as Numaguchi (Kurochan)
- Toyoko Takegawa as Madame Natsuko
- Yo Shiomi as Mitsutaro