The Wild Geese
1953 · Movie · 104 min · ★ 6.7
Hideko Takamine stars as Otama, a young woman who is forced to become a mistress to a married, middle-aged man in order to support her father, in this meiji period drama directed by Shiro Toyoda.
Based on The Wild Geese
Also known as The Mistress · Wild Geese
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Details
- Original title
- 雁
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-09-15
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 104 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (12 votes)
Themes
- japan
- mistress
- older man younger woman relationship
- moneylender
- meiji period
- past regrets
Cast & crew
Hideko Takamine
as Otama
Hiroshi Akutagawa
as Mr. Okada
Jūkichi Uno
as Mr. Kimura
Eijirō Tōno
as Suezo
Chōko Iida
as Osan
- ET
Eizo Tanaka
as Zenkichi
Kumeko Urabe
as Otsune
Miki Odagiri
as Oume
Kuniko Miyake
as Osada
- TD
Tadashi Date
Directed by Shirō Toyoda