On Wings of Love
| On Wings of Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Toshio Sugie |
| Screenplay by | Toshirō Ide[1] |
| Based on | Three Types of Girls by Minoru Nakano |
| Produced by | Sadao Sugihara[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Taiichi Kankura[1] |
| Music by | Yoshiyuki Kozu[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
On Wings of Love (大当り三色娘, Ōatari sanshoku musume) is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by Toshio Sugie. It was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the first film released in Tohoscope.
Production
On Wings of Love was the third film in the Sannin Musume series of romantic musical films featuring the “Sannin musume” (Three daughters), Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri and Izumi Yukimura .[1] It was the last film they made together before moving on to solo careers - reuniting briefly in 1964 for one last movie outside the trilogy.[2]
Release
On Wings of Love was released theatrically in Japan on 13 July 1957 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] It was the first film released in Toho Scope, Toho's 2.35:1 anamorphic wide screen system.[1][3]
The film was Toho highest-grossing film of 1957 and the only film to make the top ten highest-grossing films in Japan in 1957, at ninth place.[3]
Cast
The main cast of On Wings of Love are:[4]
- Hibari Misora
- Izumi Yukimura
- Setsuko Wakayama
- Yaeko Izumo
- Tsuneko Ozawa
- Chiemi Eri
- Akira Takarada
- Shinji Yamada
- Sumiko Koizumi
Reception
The popularity of the stars, and the novelty of the wide screen format the movie had been produced in, meant that there was a lot of interest from the public. It was Toho’s highest earning movie of the year.[3]
References
Footnotes
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.