
Dancers of Awa
1941, Japanese. Directed by Masahiro Makino.
Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the day of his brother's death. So every year the villains are worried during the Awa Dance Festival (which is part of the Obon festival), but nothing has ever happened, until seven years later...
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 21 May 1941
- Original title
- 阿波の踊子
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masahiro Makino
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Who directed Dancers of Awa?
Dancers of Awa (1941) was directed by Masahiro Makino and stars Kazuo Hasegawa, Yataro Kurokawa, Takako Irie.