Ornamental Hairpin

"A Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind by a former patron, leading to much curiosity among the other patrons regarding her identity."

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Emi

Hiroko Kawasaki

as Okiku

Tatsuo Saitō

as Professor Katae

Chishū Ryū

as Nanmura

Shinichi Himori

as Mr. Hiroyasu

Hideko Mimura

as Mrs. Hiroyasu

Kanji Kawara

as Old Man

Jun Yokoyama

as Taro

Takeshi Sakamoto

Koji Matsumoto

as Head Clerk

Munenobu Yui

Tsuneo Osugi

Kayoko Terada

Masayoshi Ôtsuka

as Jiro

Crew

Kôichi Nakamura

Sound Designer

Takaaki Asai

Original Music Composer

Hiroshi Shimizu

Director

Yoshiyasu Hamamura

Editor

Yasuyuki Arai

Producer

Hiroshi Shimizu

Screenplay

Isamu Motoki

Art Direction

Masuji Ibuse

Original Story

Suketarô Inokai

Director of Photography