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Takekurabe (たけくらべ, Takekurabe, lit. "Comparing heights"), English titles Growing Up, Adolescence, or Daughters of Yoshiwara, is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. It is based on Higuchi Ichiyō's 1895-1896 novella Takekurabe.
Takekurabe: Directed by Heinosuke Gosho. With Hibari Misora, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Takashi Kitahara, Eijirô Yanagi.
1955: Takekurabe, directed by Heinosuke Gosho; Manga. 1995: Takekurabe, adapted by Takeda Masao; Television. Takekurabe was also repeatedly adapted for Japanese television, including a puppet play version and an animated version (released as Growing Up in North America by Central Park Media). References
Takekurabe (also known as Growing Up Twice) is a 1955 New Toho drama film,Directed by Gosho Hiranosuke. Yoshihara of prostitute unyielding girl Midori with the sister of the, was the presence, such as the children of the queen in a rich pocket money. On the other hand, Shinryu, the son of a...
Though it would be easy to view a film like "Takekurabe" (Growing Up Twice, 1955) as a brake for Gosho from the contemporary societal depictions, the mentality of 1950's Japan has clearly inspired him to make the film.
Film scholar Donald Richie and Gosho biographer Arthur Nolletti later called Takekurabe an "outstanding example" (Nolletti) of the Meiji-mono (Meiji period film) and "one of the finest due to its excellent sets" (by Kazuo Kubo), "its superb photography and the nearly perfect performances" (Richie).
Takekurabe (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
