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67% Critic Match
Learn from Experience, Part One
6.7 / 10• 1937• 1h 18m•NR• Japanese
Drama
Storyline
Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. The two lovers flee to Tokyo, but when Shintaro returns to proclaim his intent to marry Toyomi, his father browbeats him into attending the marriage meeting with Yurie. Part one of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.
Cast & Crew
Takako Irie
Toyomi
Lead
Chieko Takehisa
Yurie
Yumeko Aizome
Michiko
Minoru Takada
Shintaro
Heihachirō Ōkawa
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Sadao Maruyama
Shintaro's father
KM
Kō Mihashi
Toyomi's father
YS
Yo Shiomi
Yurie's father
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mikio Naruse's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Learn from Experience, Part One is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
