06 February 1930 Drama 85 mins
Sumiko's father sends her to live with her alcoholic uncle. He sells her to a circus, which is the start of a downward spiral in an unforgiving world.
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Keiko Takatsu as Sumiko Nakamura
Tamako Nijô as Hideko Akiyama / Prefectural assemblywoman
Chieko Sono as Osada, wife of Yamada
Shizuko Ozaki as Umeko Yazawa
Eiko Aida as Okaku Shimamura
Rintarō Fujima as Akimitsu Hasegawa
Itaru Hamada as Tetsuzo Ogawa, circus manager
Yōyō Kojima as Sahei Sakamoto
Takashi Asano as Kanta Yamada / Sumiko's uncle
Saburô Oono as Yamashita / Police Sergeant
Kangyô Nakamura as Master of pawnshop
Hidekatsu Maki as Hara
Ryuujin Unno as Shintarô Ichikawa
Kôemon Kataoka as Tamai / Old man
Shigeyoshi Suzuki Director
Shigeyoshi Suzuki Screenplay
Seiji Tsukakoshi Director of Photography
Seikichi Fujimori Original Story
Le Geste inexpliqué de Sumiko Trailer
何が彼女をさうさせたか Trailer
Nani ga kanojo o sō saseta ka Trailer
Japan 06 February 1930
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10 October 1930
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30 January 1930
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13 February 1930
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02 August 1930
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