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Zangiku monogatari

7 average rating
7
Japanese / 0 MIN. / 1956

The Genres

The Synopsis

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous Kabuki actor. Kikunosuke’s father teaches him professional acting skills, preparing him to become his successor and continue the acting dynasty. However, Kikunosuke leaves his family, much to his father’s dismay, to hone his craft outside of Tokyo and moves to Osaka.

The Cast

Kazuo HasegawaChikage AwashimaTamao NakamuraMitsuko YoshikawaChieko NaniwaYataro KurokawaBontarō MiakeEigorō OnoeMichiko AiTokiko MitaIchirō IzawaKodayu IchikawaSumizô IchikawaSan'emon ArashiSawamura Sōjūrō IXYūsaku TerashimaShinobu ArakiRyōnosuke AzumaHiroshi UedaShōzō NanbuIchirō AmanoKōichi Mizuhara

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