Hitogui Ama
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is a 1958 Japanese film
directed by Yoshiki Onoda
and starring Yōko Mihara
. The film marked Mihara's debut as the star of Shintōhō
's series of ama
films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda
. It is considered a lost film
.
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
directed by Yoshiki Onoda
Yoshiki Onoda
is a Japanese film director and writer.- Biography :Born in Tokyo, the family then moved to Korea. In 1947, he moved back to Japan to work as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa at the Toho studios...
and starring Yōko Mihara
Yōko Mihara
- Filmography :* Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals * Cannibal Ama * * Soldiers' Girls...
. The film marked Mihara's debut as the star of Shintōhō
Shintoho
was a Japanese movie studio. It was one of the big-6 film studios during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. It was founded by defectors from the original Tōhō Company...
's series of ama
Ama divers
, uminchu or kaito are Japanese divers, famous for collecting pearls. The majority of ama are women.- History :...
films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda
Michiko Maeda
is a Japanese film and television actress. After becoming known as the first Japanese actress to appear in a nude scene in a mainstream film, Maeda was banned from the Japanese cinema after an incident in which she refused to obey a director, and did not return to the Japanese screen until 42 years...
. It is considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Yōko MiharaYōko Mihara- Filmography :* Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals * Cannibal Ama * * Soldiers' Girls...
: Sada - Ken Utsui : Gorō Negishi
- Kyōko Yashiro : Izumi
- Tetsurō TambaTetsuro Tambawas a Japanese actor.-Biography:Tamba is perhaps best known by Western audiences for his role as Tiger Tanaka in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice . By then, he had among other roles appeared in two films by director Masaki Kobayashi: Harakiri and Kwaidan...
: Miyata - Utako Mitsuya : Kazue
- Masayo Banri : Tomi
- Keiko Minakami : Aki