Background and Trivia |
- The movie's story is based on the character Miko Mishima, played by Yukiko Shimazaki, being a contestant in Toho's New Face (東宝ニューフェイス) auditions. The real life version of this program was created to catapult new actors and actresses into films at the company. First started in 1946, and running until 1968, the contest was responsible for drawing in a number of Toho's talent. Contestants include Toshiro Mifune, Akira Takarada, Kenji Sahara, Momoko Kochi, Toshio Kurosawa and many others.
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