Izu no Odoriko (Japanese: 伊豆の踊子; lit. The Dancing Girl of Izu), also known as The Izu Dancer, is a 1974 Japanese romantic drama film. It was directed by Katsumi Nishikawa and starred Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura. This was the first of a series of romantic films starring the couple.
The film is based on the story The Dancing Girl of Izu by Yasunari Kawabata. Nishikawa also directed the original Izu no Odoriko film that was produced in 1963.
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1974 Cast
Momoe Yamaguchi as Kaoru
Tomokazu Miura as Kawashima
Jin Nakayama as Eikichi
Tomomi Sato as Chiyoko
Atsuko Ichinomiya as Nobu
Masami Shiho as Sayuko
Sayuri Ishikawa as Okimi
Nami Munakata as Yoshiko
Yoriko Tanaka as Shino
Yumiko Arisaki as Otoki
Nekohachi Edoya III as Toriya
Koenyū Sanyūtei as Kamiya
Narrated by Jūkichi Uno
1963 Cast
Hideki Takahashi as Kawasaki
Sayuri Yoshinaga as Kaoru
Mitsuo Hamada as Student
Shōbun Inoue Paper seller
Release
The film was released on 28 December 1974 in Japan.
Reception
The film was covered in a special issue of film magazine Kindai Eiga.