
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
虹を抱く処女
Synopsis
Akiko Hojo, a nurse at Aisei Catholic Hospital, is spending another public holiday at Kotaro Hidaka's house. Hidaka, who is a poor musician suffers from tuberculosis, feels an unbearable love for Akiko, who takes great care of him during his visits. Because of his worries about his illness he doesn't want Akiko to be as unhappy as he is. Akiko loves Hidaka but there was one question. Is it because one side of Akiko has the essence of a woman living in an era when she's alone? Or, maybe it's because she nods to the reality of life...
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- Director
- Kiyoshi Saeki
- Screenplay & Story
- Naoyuki Hatta
- Original Score
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Original Title
- 虹を抱く処女
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Production Studios
- Shintoho Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kiyoshi Saeki
Naoyuki Hatta
Fumio Hayasaka
Jōji Ohara
Nobuo Aoyagi
Department Leadership Roster
Naoyuki Hatta
Writer
Nobuo Aoyagi
Producer
Kiyoshi Saeki
Director
Jōji Ohara
Director of Photography
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
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What is The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow about?
Akiko Hojo, a nurse at Aisei Catholic Hospital, is spending another public holiday at Kotaro Hidaka's house. Hidaka, who is a poor musician suffers from tuberculosis, feels an unbearable love for Akiko, who takes great care of him during his visits. Because of his worries about his illness he doesn't want Akiko to be as unhappy as he is. Akiko loves Hidaka but there was one question. Is it because one side of Akiko has the essence of a woman living in an era when she's alone? Or, maybe it's because she nods to the reality of life...
Who directed The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow?
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow was directed by Kiyoshi Saeki.
Who stars in The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow?
The principal cast of The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow includes Hideko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Masao Wakahara, Jūkichi Uno, Haruo Tanaka.
When was The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow released and how long is it?
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow was released in 1948 with a total runtime of 1h 27m.
Who composed the musical score for The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow was composed by Fumio Hayasaka.



















