Poster for the movie Hideko the Bus Conductress

Hideko the Bus Conductress

1941 • 54 minutes
DramaComedy

Okoma, a witty young woman working as a conductor in an old, rickety bus in Kōfu, Yamanashi (rural Japan), has a creative idea that could avert the dwindling number of passengers when her job and the bus company itself are at stake.

Picture of Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Okoma, the bus conductress

Picture of Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Sonoda - the bus driver

Picture of Daijirō Natsukawa

Daijirō Natsukawa

Gonji Igawa - the novelist

Picture of Tamae Kiyokawa

Tamae Kiyokawa

Innkeeper

Picture of Yōtarō Katsumi

Yōtarō Katsumi

Kohoku Line Bus owner

Picture of Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Bus customer

Picture of Hiroshi Yamagawa

Hiroshi Yamagawa

Picture of Hisaharu Matsubayashi

Hisaharu Matsubayashi

Picture of Kimie Hayashi

Kimie Hayashi

Office worker

Picture of Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Okoma's mother