Hideko the Bus Conductress
Genres
Overview
Okoma, a witty young woman working as a conductor in an old, rickety bus in Kōfu, Yamanashi (rural Japan), has a creative idea that could avert the dwindling number of passengers when her job and the bus company itself are at stake.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
54 min
Release Date
1941-09-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
7
Hideko Takamine
Okoma, the bus conductress
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sonoda - the bus driver
Daijirō Natsukawa
Gonji Igawa - the novelist
Tamae Kiyokawa
Innkeeper
Yōtarō Katsumi
Kohoku Line Bus owner
Keiji Sakakida
Bus customer
Hiroshi Yamagawa
Hisaharu Matsubayashi
Kimie Hayashi
Office worker
Tsuruko Mano
Okoma's mother
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