# Tsuruhachi et Tsurujiro (1938)

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**Original title**: *鶴八鶴次郎*
**Runtime**: 88 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Mikio Naruse
**Written by**: Mikio Naruse
**Starring**: Kazuo Hasegawa, Isuzu Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Masao Mishima, Heihachirō Ōkawa

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A Star Is Born, if both leads were heading in opposite directions. Two popular street musicians find their partnership and affection tested by artistic temperaments. Naruse’s pre-war melodrama finds heartbreak in the pursuit of craft.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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