Tsugaru Folk Song
Cast
Kyôko Enami Akira Oda Mihoko Nakagawa 
Kō Nishimura Kôjirô Hongô Hideo Sato
Credits
Written by: Takehiro Nakajima 
Kōichi Saitō
Produced by: Akihiko Shimada
Plot
A young girl is being asked about a man with whom she was keeping company, as her grandmother plays a lament on a shamisen. Then the focus changes to a couple arriving from Tokyo - the woman returning to her home, the man an escapee from the yakuza.
Sinekatalog’s take
Tsugaru Folk Song (1973) is a Japanese drama directed by Kōichi Saitō. It won Best Japanese Film in the Kinema Junpo Awards in 1973. It stars Kyōko Enami, Akira Oda and Mihoko Nakagawa. It runs 103 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 (145 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.