The Daughter of the Samurai
1937, Japanese. Directed by Mansaku Itami & Arnold Fanck.
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
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Mansaku ItamiDirector
- Arnold FanckDirector
- Setsuko HaraMisuko Yamato
- Ruth EwelerGerda Storm
- Sessue HayakawaIwao Yamato
- Isamu KosugiTeruo Yamato
- Haruyo IchikawaHideko Kanda
- Yuriko HanabusaOiku, the Maid
- Eiji TakagiKosaku Kanda
- Kichiji NakamuraIkkan, the Priest
- Max HinderGerman Teacher
- Nisao TokiwaTeruo's Mother
- Kanae MurataChild
Details
- Released
- 4 February 1937
- Original title
- 新しき土
- Country
- Germany, Japan
- Written by
- Arnold Fanck
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The Daughter of the Samurai runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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Which OTT platform is The Daughter of the Samurai on?
The Daughter of the Samurai isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 1937. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Daughter of the Samurai?
If you liked The Daughter of the Samurai, try Maria's Lovers, Gabriel's Redemption: Part I, Not Easily Broken.
Who directed The Daughter of the Samurai?
The Daughter of the Samurai (1937) was directed by Mansaku Itami and Arnold Fanck and stars Setsuko Hara, Ruth Eweler, Sessue Hayakawa.