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  • The Sunshine Girl (1963)
  • 86 min | Drama
The Sunshine Girl (1963)
86 min | Drama

Machiko (Chieko Baisho) lives comfortably with her father, grandmother and two younger brothers while working at a cosmetics factory in Shitamachi. Her boyfriend Michio (Tamotsu Hayakawa) has dreams of landing a salaried position and ...See moreMachiko (Chieko Baisho) lives comfortably with her father, grandmother and two younger brothers while working at a cosmetics factory in Shitamachi. Her boyfriend Michio (Tamotsu Hayakawa) has dreams of landing a salaried position and settling down in the suburbs, but Machiko begins to question whether middle class life will really bring her happiness. Written by patriot See less
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Apr 18, 1963 (Japan)

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23 cast members
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Chieko Baishô
Machiko Terashima Machiko Terashima   See fewer
Kyôko Aoi
Kazuko Yamamoto Kazuko Yamamoto   See fewer
Michi Aoyama
Singer Singer   See fewer
Kamatari Fujiwara
Heihachiro Terashima - Machiko's father Heihachiro Terashima - Machiko's father   See fewer
Tamotsu Hayakawa
Michio Môri Michio Môri   See fewer
Bokuzen Hidari
Zensuke Zensuke   See fewer
Masahiko Inoue
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Susumu Ishikawa
Saemon Suzuki Saemon Suzuki   See fewer
Yoshi Katô
Mouri - Michio's father Mouri - Michio's father   See fewer
Keiko Mizushina
Fumiko Mori Fumiko Mori   See fewer
Kôsuke Nono
Tanizaki Tanizaki   See fewer
Kin Sugai
Nobue Nobue   See fewer
Homare Suguro
Ryôsuke Kita Ryôsuke Kita   See fewer
Toshio Suzuki
Kunio Terashima Kunio Terashima   See fewer
Toyoko Takechi
Tome Terashima - Machiko's grandmother Tome Terashima - Machiko's grandmother   See fewer
Isao Tamagawa
Detective Detective   See fewer
Shinji Tanaka
Kaoru Kojima Kaoru Kojima   See fewer
Eijirô Tôno
Gensuke Gensuke   See fewer
Kôei Yamamoto
Kôsuke Kôsuke   See fewer
Satoko Yamazaki
Chieko Iwasaki Chieko Iwasaki   See fewer
Jôji Yanagisawa
Kenji Terashima Kenji Terashima   See fewer
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