Lost Spring Explained

Lost Spring
Director:	Noboru Nakamura
Producer:	Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Music:	Masaru Sato
Cinematography:	Hiroshi Takemura
Editing:	Keiichi Uraoka
Studio:	Shochiku
Distributor:	Shochiku
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura.^[1] It is based on a radio play by Yumie Hiraiwa, who co-wrote the screenplay with Nakamura.^[2]

Cast

• Michiyo Aratama as Fujishiro Shindō
• Yoshiko Kayama as Kikuko Shindō
• Mariko Kaga as Momoko Shindō
• Mikijiro Hira as Jōkichi Katsuma
• Mitsuko Mori as Hatsu
• Eijirō Tōno as Soga

Awards

• 1967 Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography (Hiroshi Takemura, also for Portrait of Chieko), Best Sound (Toshio Tanaka, also for Portrait of Chieko) and Best Art Direction (Chiyoo Umeda)^[3]

External links

• • Lost Spring at Shochiku.co.jp

Notes and References

1. Web site: 惜春 . ja . Kotobank . 27 December 2020.
2. Web site: 惜春 . ja . National Film Archive of Japan . 23 August 2023.
3. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール 第22回（1967年） . ja . Mainichi . 23 August 2023.