Kagirinaki hodo 1934

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.

Cast:

Setsuko Shinobu
Sugiko Shima 

Akio Isono
Koichi, her younger brother 

Hikaru Yamanouchi
Hiroshi Yamanouchi 

Nobuko Wakaba
Takako, his elder sister 

Fumiko Katsuragi
mother 

Shinichi Himori
Shinkichi Yamamura 

• Street Without End
• 限りなき舗道