Movie
The Izu Dancer
1974 · 82 min
A gentle, wistful wander through misty mountain roads, tender and bittersweet, lingering on fleeting glances and the ache of a summer that cannot last.
- Directed by
- Katsumi Nishikawa
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Jin Nakayama
- Overview
- While vacationing in the Izu peninsula, a high school student Kawashima becomes intrigued by Kaoru, a pretty young dancer in a troupe of travelling performers, and he tags along with them on their journeys.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Coming-of-age, love, identity, class
- Content
- Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Katsumi Nishikawa
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Jin Nakayama
