Lost Spring

Lost Spring (惜春, Sekishun) is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura.^[1][2][3] It is based on a radio play by Yumie Hiraiwa, who co-wrote the screenplay with Nakamura.^[4]

Lost Spring
Directed by	Noboru Nakamura
Written by	Noboru Nakamura Yumie Hiraiwa
Based on	Hana no nagare by Yumie Hiraiwa
Produced by	Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Starring	Michiyo Aratama Mariko Kaga
Cinematography	Hiroshi Takemura
Edited by	Keiichi Uraoka
Music by	Masaru Sato
Production company	Shochiku
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	14 January 1967 (1967-01-14) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Michiyo Aratama as Fujishiro Shindō
• Yoshiko Kayama as Kikuko Shindō
• Mariko Kaga as Momoko Shindō
• Mikijiro Hira as Jōkichi Katsuma
• Mitsuko Mori as Hatsu
• Eijirō Tōno as Soga

Awards

• 1967 Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography (Hiroshi Takemura, also for Portrait of Chieko), Best Sound (Toshio Tanaka, also for Portrait of Chieko) and Best Art Direction (Chiyoo Umeda)^[5]