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IMDb19611h 26mJapan

Love and the Shop Curtain

恋とのれん

Synopsis

Otami and daughter Yuri run the Matsuoka, a 150-year-old Japanese-style inn in Tokyo which they plan to renovate into a modern hotel before the ‘64 Tokyo Olympics. Maki, the son of the owner of the Benten Hotel, likes Yuri and wants to get closer to her. So, he asks Milton, an American exchange student, to stay at her inn so he can get closer to her. But Yuri is in love with Shin, a cook at her inn. And although Shin likes her too, the two are constantly bickering. Complicating matters more, is that every other available girl also likes Shin including Chikako, who lives at his boarding house, and Chikoma, who is a geisha. One day when Yuri gets a phone call, she suspects that her mother might be having an affair. But it turns out that Otami reunited with her old flame Tomo, who also used to work as a chef at the inn but left because he feared that their class backgrounds were too different. When Shin learns that Yuri is going to marry...will history repeat itself?

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director
Yoshiaki Banshō
Screenplay & Story
Ruiju Yanagisawa, Teruhiko Kanno
Original Score
Yutaka Makino
Original Title
恋とのれん
Country of Origin
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese
Runtime
1h 26m
Production Studios
Shochiku

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Yoshiaki Banshō

Screenplay & Story

Ruiju Yanagisawa, Teruhiko Kanno

Original Score & Music

Yutaka Makino

Department Leadership Roster

Yoshiaki Banshō

Director

Ruiju Yanagisawa

Screenplay

Teruhiko Kanno

Screenplay

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Frequently Asked Questions About Love and the Shop Curtain

Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.

What is Love and the Shop Curtain about?

Otami and daughter Yuri run the Matsuoka, a 150-year-old Japanese-style inn in Tokyo which they plan to renovate into a modern hotel before the ‘64 Tokyo Olympics. Maki, the son of the owner of the Benten Hotel, likes Yuri and wants to get closer to her. So, he asks Milton, an American exchange student, to stay at her inn so he can get closer to her. But Yuri is in love with Shin, a cook at her inn. And although Shin likes her too, the two are constantly bickering. Complicating matters more, is that every other available girl also likes Shin including Chikako, who lives at his boarding house, and Chikoma, who is a geisha. One day when Yuri gets a phone call, she suspects that her mother might be having an affair. But it turns out that Otami reunited with her old flame Tomo, who also used to work as a chef at the inn but left because he feared that their class backgrounds were too different. When Shin learns that Yuri is going to marry...will history repeat itself?

Who directed Love and the Shop Curtain?

Love and the Shop Curtain was directed by Yoshiaki Banshō.

Who stars in Love and the Shop Curtain?

The principal cast of Love and the Shop Curtain includes Chikage Awashima, Miyuki Kuwano, Junichiro Yamashita, Kyōko Mine, Shūji Sano.

When was Love and the Shop Curtain released and how long is it?

Love and the Shop Curtain was released in 1961 with a total runtime of 1h 26m.

Who composed the musical score for Love and the Shop Curtain?

The original motion picture soundtrack for Love and the Shop Curtain was composed by Yutaka Makino.