

Temptation
1957, Japanese. Directed by Kō Nakahira.
Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art student, Shohei and a poor painter, Sohei. Sohei’s painting was praised by a great printer at the completion ceremony of the art gallery. Since he became successful as a painter, but he looked quite indifferent. Around the same time, Shohei’s sister brought Sohei’s pictures to the gallery and Shokichi noticed that she was a daughter of his first love.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kō NakahiraDirector
- Koreya SendaShôkichi Sugimoto
- Sachiko HidariHideko Sugimoto / Yûko Sugimoto
- Izumi AshikawaShôko Matsuyama / Eiko Mitani
- Yukiko TodorokiKotoko Sonoya
- Shōji YasuiSôhei Tadokoro
- Ryōji HayamaShôhei Matsuyama
- Misako WatanabeJunko Takeyama
- Sanae NakaharaMitsuko Sakuragi
- Taiji TonoyamaTobe
- Joe ShishidoGoro Yasui
- Hideaki NitaniShigeo Togoshi
- Hideyo AmamotoKyozo Ikegami
Details
- Released
- 22 September 1957
- Original title
- 誘惑
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sankichi Ôhashi
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Temptation runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Which OTT platform is Temptation on?
Temptation isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 September 1957. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
What movies are like Temptation?
If you liked Temptation, try The Geisha Boy, Fun with Dick and Jane, Psychic Kusuo.
Who directed Temptation?
Temptation (1957) was directed by Kō Nakahira and stars Koreya Senda, Sachiko Hidari, Izumi Ashikawa.