The Last Embrace (1953)
Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in an avalanche, Yukiko leaves the mountains in despair and takes a job in a bar where she becomes deeply involved in the personal lives of several of the patrons. One day she thinks she sees Shinkichi alive, but it turns out to be a gangster named Hayakawa, a man on the run who bears an astonishing resemblance to Yukiko's lost love. Against her better judgment, she is drawn to help Hayakawa, though clearly danger follows him.
Released: Mar 11, 1953
Runtime: 87 minutes
Stars: Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Hiroshi Koizumi, Sachio Sakai
Crew: Haruo Umeda (Writer), Masahiro Makino (Director), Toshio Yasumi (Idea), Motosada Nishikame (Screenplay), Kazuo Ogawa (Art Direction), Yumei Hosaka (Sound)