Bijo to touzoku (1952)

The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and eroticism, picturing a world at once sordid and poetic, with two central themes which ... See full summary »

Director:

Keigo Kimura

Writers:

Ryûnosuke Akutagawa (novel), Keigo Kimura

Stars:

Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Rentarô Mikuni

Cast

Credited cast:
Machiko Kyô	...	Sakin
Masayuki Mori	...	Kuroki no Taro
Rentarô Mikuni	...	Kuroki no Jiro
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Minoru Chiaki	...	Takeichi no Takamaru
Bokuzen Hidari
Yûnosuke Itô	...	Dohachi
Tanie Kitabayashi	...	Mrs. Inokuma
Yûko Mochizuki	...	Kotora
Takashi Shimura	...	Yoshimichi
Ichirô Sugai	...	Mr. Inokuma
Eijirô Tôno	...	Jurota

Storyline

The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and eroticism, picturing a world at once sordid and poetic, with two central themes which intermingle to compound an admirable panel of a critical period in Japanese history: the great famine in the mid 19th Century.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

23 September 1952 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Black and White

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