![]() ![]() This story has been filmed many times and I've seen four versions of it. ![]() Written in the first person by the student, the story comes off as a wistful reminiscence of a youthful travel made pleasant by the attention received from a beauty so young and fresh. It's all quite innocent and the group's guardian (the mother-in-law of the girl's brother) seems somewhat indulgent at first, but turns less so by the end of the trip. One of the family is a dancing girl of 13 and she and the boy, instantly drawn to each other, seek ways to make the most of the few days their paths cross. The story is 21 pages long and describes an encounter between a male student traveling in the Izu Peninsula of Japan during the final days of his vacation and a family of wandering entertainers. IZU NO ODORIKO (The Izu Dancer, 1963) is a feature-length adaptation, in color and widescreen, of a famous Japanese story written by Yasunari Kawabata and published in 1927. ![]()
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