The Lights of Asakusa (1937)
• December 2nd, 1937 • 1h 17min
Drama
Overview
Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Lost in Translation
Released on: 2003-09-18
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie s...
Nobody Knows
Released on: 2004-08-07
Drama
In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mot...
Castle of Sand
Released on: 2019-03-28
Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
A bruised and battered corpse in Shibuya, Tokyo has the attention of the local cops. A veteran detec...
Dawn of the Felines
Released on: 2017-01-14
Drama
A story of three escort girls living in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. They work at the same escort service while...
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
Released on: 1967-06-28
Action, Drama
A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local ...
Babel
Released on: 2006-10-26
Drama
Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlockin...
Tokyo Sonata
Released on: 2008-09-27
Drama
A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his fat...
Tokyo!
Released on: 2008-08-16
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges f...
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Released on: 1944-11-15
War, Drama
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret ...
The Ramen Girl
Released on: 2008-02-08
Romance, Comedy, Drama
An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction...
Bright Future
Released on: 2003-01-18
Drama, Mystery
Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They...
The Pillow Book
Released on: 1995-09-01
Drama, Romance
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
Tokyo Story
Released on: 1953-11-03
Drama
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to v...
West North West
Released on: 2018-09-15
Drama
Kei works at a cocktail bar, while Ai works as a model. Fearing she'll be ostracized by society, Kei...
The Apartment
Released on: 1996-07-27
Mystery, Drama, Romance
Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However...
Izo
Released on: 2004-09-07
Action, Drama, Fantasy
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the...
Miss Hokusai
Released on: 2015-05-09
Animation, Drama, History
A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own ma...
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Released on: 2006-06-03
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In ...
Naked Weapon
Released on: 2002-11-15
Action, Drama, Thriller
A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote ...