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.
Made in JP
7/10
1956
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Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa
As Kikunosuke
Chikage Awashima
As Otoku
Tamao Nakamura
As Otsuru
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
As Sato
Chieko Naniwa
As Omoto
Yataro Kurokawa
As Sudayû Sakae
Bontarō Miake
As Kan'ya Morita
Eigorō Onoe
As Matsusuke Onoe
Michiko Ai
As Yoneko
Tokiko Mita
As Kofumi
Ichirō Izawa
As Fukusuke Nakamura
Kodayu Ichikawa
As Shikan Nakamura
Sumizô Ichikawa
As Kikugorô's attendant
San'emon Arashi
As Rishô Arashi
Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
As Kikugorô V
Yūsaku Terashima
As Tamizô Onoe
Shinobu Araki
As Inn master
Ryōnosuke Azuma
As Member of travelling actors
Hiroshi Ueda
As Customer of theater restaurant
Shōzō Nanbu
As Doctor
Ichirō Amano
As Head of travelling actors
Kōichi Mizuhara
As Owner of Asahiza
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