Izu no odoriko (1954 film)

The Dancing Girl of Izu (伊豆の踊子, Izu no odoriko) is a 1954 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura.

The Dancing Girl of Izu 伊豆の踊子 Izu no odoriko
Japanese movie poster
Directed by	Yoshitaro Nomura
Written by	Akira Fushimi Yasunari Kawabata (story)
Produced by	Takeshi Yamamoto Shizuo Yamanouchi
Starring	Hibari Misora
Cinematography	Toru Nishikawa
Music by	Chuji Kinoshita
Production company	Shochiku
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	31 March 1954 (1954-03-31) [1]
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The film is based on Yasunari Kawabata's 1926 short story The Dancing Girl of Izu. A previous adaptation of the same title had been directed by Heinosuke Gosho in 1933.

Cast

• Hibari Misora
• Akira Ishihama
• Azusa Yumi
• Akihiko Katayama
• Keiko Yukishiro
• Shinichi Himori
• Yoshie Minami
• Kappei Matsumoto
• Jun Tatara
• Mutsuko Sakura