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Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
JAPAN · 1938

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Mikio Naruse
folk music artistic partnership marriage vs career performer relationships Japanese music tradition
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Synopsis

Mr. Tsurujiro is a Japanese folk singer assisted by Ms. Tsuruhachi on the shamisen. The pair is popular, but he often nitpicks her music and so they split. She marries a benefactor, but after a joint show, feels music is above marriage.

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