Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

The account is set in a film studio. Koharu Tanaka sells sweets in the studio cinema. The director Ogata notices her. He gives her a small part. Koharu starts as a bit player. The studio’s leading actress is caught up in a scandal. Someone has to be found to replace her. The choice falls on Koharu. All at once the girl is in the lead. Fame and money arrive quickly. But things do not go as she thought. The pressure on the set is heavy. Koharu looks for help in unexpected quarters. The film looks back at that period of cinema. Kiichi Nakai and Narimi Arimori appear in the one hundred thirty five minute film, a Japanese production Yoji Yamada finished in 1986.