Street Without End

Mikio Naruse
1934-04-26


6.6
87 min

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.

Cast

Name Character Team
Setsuko Shinobu Sugiko Shima Unowned
Akio Isono Koichi, her younger brother Unowned
Hikaru Yamanouchi Hiroshi Yamanouchi Unowned
Nobuko Wakaba Takako, his elder sister Unowned
Fumiko Katsuragi mother Unowned
Shinichi Himori Shinkichi Yamamura Unowned
Chiyoko Katori Kesako Nakane Unowned
Ichiro Yuki Machio Harada Unowned
Yukiko Inoue Yoshiko Hisayama Unowned
Fujiko Matsuzono her friend Unowned
Reikō Tani Butler Unowned
Sadako Araki Waitress at café Unowned
Kiyoko Rokugo Waitress at café Unowned
Akiko Katsumi Waitress at café Unowned
Kōji Mitsui Guest (at café) Unowned
Shozaburo Abe Bartender Unowned
Einosuke Naka Doctor Unowned
Tomio Aoki Bellboy Unowned
Takeshi Sakamoto Guest for portrait painter Unowned
Chishū Ryū Yukihiko Chiba Unowned