Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato

1930· 107 min★ 5.7

The rise and fall of a singer Yoshio Fujimura. Fujimura entertains the lower class passengers on the ship home from Europe, and is traveling with Ayako, a maid who had fallen in love with him. On their arrival in Japan, a society woman, Natsue Omura, who is meeting a famous tenor from the first class, is attracted to Fujimura. Natsue introduces Fujimura to an agent and, under his guidance, sings the song "Furusato" which becomes a hit. As he becomes famous, Fujimura ignores Ayako and lives the high life with Natsue and her society friends.

Cast: Heitar� Doi, Yoshie Fujiwara, Fujiko Hamaguchi, Takako Irie

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi