Song of Home
ふるさとの歌
Synopsis
Mizoguchi’s 30th film is the earliest surviving example of his work, and his only film of the 1920s to survive complete. Song of Home finds the director already concerning himself with the collision of traditional and modern values. The film is structured around the contrast of two country-bred boys: a coach driver who has never left his home, and a student who returns from Tokyo with city-slicker affectations and Western jazz records. Produced by the Ministry of Education, the film has a simplistic lesson-plan at its heart, but what lingers in the mind after viewing are its more ineffable qualities: The dulcet, lyric, evocation of a disappeared rural past.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Shigeru Kido
Naotaro Takeda
Masujirô Takagi
Naotaro's father
Sueko Ito
Naotaro's mother
Mineko Tsuji
Okinu
Kentaro Kawamata
Junichi Okamoto
Shiro Kato
Junichi's father
Shizue Matsumoto
Junichi's mother
Michiko Tachibana
Taro Maesaka
Hiromichi Kawata
Elementary school principal
Ichirō Shibayama
School inspector
Yutaka Mimasu
American scholar
Fusako Hoshi
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Screenplay & Story
- Ryunosuke Shimizu
- Original Title
- ふるさとの歌
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 50m
- Production Studios
- Nikkatsu Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kenji Mizoguchi
Ryunosuke Shimizu
Tatsuyuki Yokota
Department Leadership Roster
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Tatsuyuki Yokota
Director of Photography
Ryunosuke Shimizu
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About Song of Home
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What is Song of Home about?
Mizoguchi’s 30th film is the earliest surviving example of his work, and his only film of the 1920s to survive complete. Song of Home finds the director already concerning himself with the collision of traditional and modern values. The film is structured around the contrast of two country-bred boys: a coach driver who has never left his home, and a student who returns from Tokyo with city-slicker affectations and Western jazz records. Produced by the Ministry of Education, the film has a simplistic lesson-plan at its heart, but what lingers in the mind after viewing are its more ineffable qualities: The dulcet, lyric, evocation of a disappeared rural past.
Who directed Song of Home?
Song of Home was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
Who stars in Song of Home?
The principal cast of Song of Home includes Shigeru Kido, Masujirô Takagi, Sueko Ito, Mineko Tsuji, Kentaro Kawamata.
When was Song of Home released and how long is it?
Song of Home was released in 1925 with a total runtime of 50m.