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Echo of Love
Echo of Love

Echo of Love

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Drama

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A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge his father-in-law's death and retrieve the family heirloom.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

14 July 1937

Country

Japan

Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Kunitaro Sawamura

Kunitaro Sawamura

Gorō Kawabe

Gorō Kawabe

Momonosuke Ichikawa

Momonosuke Ichikawa

Komako Hara

Komako Hara

Umeko Sakuragi

Umeko Sakuragi

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kogiku Hanayagi

Kogiku Hanayagi

Kikutaro Onoe

Kikutaro Onoe

Ryutaro Oshiro

Ryutaro Oshiro

Shojiro Ichikawa

Shojiro Ichikawa

Michisaburō Segawa

Michisaburō Segawa

Taro Soharu

Taro Soharu

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