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| Kazuo Hasegawa | ... | Moritoo Endô | |
| Machiko Kyô | ... | Kesa | |
| Isao Yamagata | ... | Wataru Watanabe | |
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Yatarô Kurokawa | ... | Shigemori |
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Kôtarô Bandô | ... | Rokurô |
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Jun Tazaki | ... | Kogenta |
| Koreya Senda | ... | Gen Kiyomori | |
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Masao Shimizu | ... | Nobuyori |
| Tatsuya Ishiguro | ... | Yachûta | |
| Kenjirô Uemura | ... | Masanaka | |
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Gen Shimizu | ... | Saburôsuke |
| Michiko Araki | ... | Mano | |
| Yoshie Minami | ... | Tone | |
| Kikue Môri | ... | Sawa | |
| Ryôsuke Kagawa | ... | Yasutada | |
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In 1160, in the Heian Period, Lord Kiyomori travels with his court to another feud and his Castle Sanjo is invaded by two other lords, in a coup. The loyal samurai Moritoh Enda asks the court lady Kesa to pose of the lord's sister to create a diversion while the lord's real sister and his father flee in the middle of the people. Then Moritoh travels to meet Lord Kiyomon and fights with him to defeat the enemies and the coup fails. Lord Kiyomon rewards the warriors that helped him and when he asks Moritoh what he wishes, he requests to marry Kesa. The lord grants his wish but soon he learns that Kesa is married with Wataru Watanabe, a samurai from the imperial guard. Moritoh harasses Kesa and threatens her, promising to kill her husband, her aunt and her if she does not marry him. Kesa's decision leads the trio to a tragic fate. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Country:
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10 December 1954 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
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Visa de contrôle cinématographique France : #15760(subtitled version) or #15760/D (dubbed version). See more »Crazy Credits
Janus Films' re-subtitled version, prepared for video releases, translates Kazuo Hasegawa's name as "Cazuo Hasegawa." See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It has been over 40 years (!) since I first saw this film, and I still see it, whenever I can. In my opinion, not only is it a masterpiece, but its use of colour may well be the the best of any film ever made.