
Song of Dawn
Romance · Drama
Overview
Musical actress Noriko feels frustrated by the futility of her affair with a married man. Then she is offered a role in a new production that appears to mirror her own private life... An excellent work that stylishly depicts its gradually evolving heroine.
Top Cast


Ruriko Asaoka
Ruriko Asaoka
Noriko Midorikawa
Ruriko Asaoka
Noriko Midorikawa


Eimei Esumi
Eimei Esumi
Nakahara
Eimei Esumi
Nakahara


Takashi Fujiki
Takashi Fujiki
Fujiki
Takashi Fujiki
Fujiki


Arihiro Fujimura
Arihiro Fujimura
Arihiro Fujimura


Mitsuo Hamada
Mitsuo Hamada
Toshio
Mitsuo Hamada
Toshio


Tomoko Hamakawa
Tomoko Hamakawa
Tomoko Hamakawa


Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Maki
Hōsei Komatsu
Maki


Chieko Matsubara
Chieko Matsubara
Chikako
Chieko Matsubara
Chikako


Masumi Okada
Masumi Okada
Masumi Okada
Hajime Sugiyama
Hajime Sugiyama
Tomio
Hajime Sugiyama
Tomio
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