Carmen Comes Home

is a 1951 Japanese comedy film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It was Japan's first feature length colour film. Plot Due to the renovation of the Tokyo based venue where she works, Okin, stage name Lily Carmen, and her lovesick friend Maya pay her small rural hometown in Nagano a visit. Carmen's father, who never approved of her leaving the family, is highly critical of her return, but most villagers are curious for the big city star, including the school principal, who feels honoured for the presence of such an acclaimed artist. As it turns out, Carmen's "art" is a popular strip dance act, which she is about to perform in a show put up by local magnate Maruju. While some of the conservative inhabitants see morality at stake, others excuse Carmen's eccentric behaviour with the fact that "Okin is funny in the head since she was kicked by a cow as a child". After performing their show, Okin and the again lovesick Maya, who fell for young teacher Ogawa in the meantime, return to the big city. Maruju renounces his share of the show's profits, and Okin's father hands over the money to the principal who promises to use it to give everyone an artistic education. Cast Hideko Takamine as Kin (Okin) Aoyama alias Lily Carmen Shūji Sano as the blind musician Haruo Taguchi Chishū Ryū as the school principal Kuniko Igawa as Mitsuko, Haruo's wife Takeshi Sakamoto as Shoichi, Kin's father Bontarō Miyake as Maruju, the magnate Keiji Sada as Mr. Ogawa, the school teacher Toshiko Kobayashi as Maya Akemi Kōji Mitsui as Oka, Maruju's assistant Yūko Mochizuki as Yuki Aoyama, Kin's sister (credited Mieko Mochizuki) Yoshito Yamaji as village youth Akio Isono as Ichiro Aoyama Kiyoshi Koike as Naokichi Aoyama Isao Shirosawa as Kiyoshi Taguchi