The Flower is not False

· 1941

Hana wa itsuwarazu (1941) is the second directorial work by Shochiku's Oba Hideo. Oba had previously worked as an assistant director to Shimizu Hiroshi and penned films for Shimazu Yasujiro. In this early effort, he is not stylistically very far from either, but then again all Shochiku directors resemble each other to a point. The film is an everyday romance for younger audiences, full of clean, ideal human beings.

Starring

Hideo Oba, Fumiko Katsuragi, Fusako Maki, Takeo Fujisawa, Kiyo'o Hirayama, Mitsuko Mito, Masami Morikawa, Fumiko Okamura

Director

Hideo Oba