Zesshou (1958)
Original title: 絶唱
Zesshou is a 1958 Japanese-language romance movie directed by Eisuke Takizawa. It stars Ruriko Asaoka, Akira Kobayashi and Shōji Yasui.
The story of the tender love between Junki, the son of a wealthy landowner, and Kayuki, the daughter of a forester, who decided to unite their destinies against their parents' wishes. Neither war nor years of separation could kill this love. It was only cut short by Kayuki's tragic death.
Cast
- Ruriko Asaoka as Koyuki
- Akira Kobayashi as Junkichi Sonoda
- Shōji Yasui as Ôtani
- Minako Katsuki as Mihoko Hashimoto
- Tomoko Kō as Masa
- Hisako Yamane as Sato
- Isamu Kosugi as Shôzô
- Kappei Matsumoto as Gensuke
- Unpei Yokoyama as Tamekichi
- Masahiro Kinoshita as Yoshiwara
- Hiroshi Hijikata as Soldier
- Toshiaki Itō as Soldier