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Spring on Leper's Island

Original title: Kojima no haru
1940 · 1 h 28 min
Directed by Shirō Toyoda · Japan · Japanese Golden Age
HistoryDrama

Cast

Shizue Natsukawa Ichirō Sugai Haruko Sugimura Yuriko Hanabusa Fudeko Tanaka Meiko Nakamura

Credits

Written by: Yasutarô Yagi

Plot

A female doctor's story of her life in an isolated leper colony.

Sinekatalog’s take

Spring on Leper's Island (1940) is a Japanese historical drama directed by Shirō Toyoda. It won Best Japanese Film in the Kinema Junpo Awards in 1940. It stars Shizue Natsukawa, Ichirō Sugai and Haruko Sugimura. It runs 88 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (48 votes)
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