The Song Lantern

Where to Watch The Song Lantern

Looking to watch 'The Song Lantern' on your TV or mobile device at home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Mikio Naruse-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Song Lantern' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Song Lantern' right now, here are some finer points about the Toho Eiga Co Ltd drama flick.

Released , 'The Song Lantern' stars Shôtarô Hanayagi, Eijirō Yanagi, Ichijirō Oya, Kan Ishii The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 6 top users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A selfabsorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer who then commits suicide His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actors daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence Naruse employed a delicately structured miseenscene in this family melodrama which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg" .