Zangiku monogatari
23/04/1956
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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.
Cast


Kazuo Hasegawa
Kikunosuke


Chikage Awashima
Otoku


Tamao Nakamura
Otsuru


Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Sato


Chieko Naniwa
Omoto


Yataro Kurokawa
Sudayû Sakae


Bontarō Miake
Kan'ya Morita


Eigorō Onoe
Matsusuke Onoe
Michiko Ai
Yoneko


Tokiko Mita
Kofumi


Ichirō Izawa
Fukusuke Nakamura


Kodayu Ichikawa
Shikan Nakamura
Sumizô Ichikawa
Kikugorô's attendant
San'emon Arashi
Rishô Arashi


Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
Kikugorô V


Yūsaku Terashima
Tamizô Onoe
Shinobu Araki
Inn master
Ryōnosuke Azuma
Member of travelling actors
Hiroshi Ueda
Customer of theater restaurant


Shōzō Nanbu
Doctor
Ichirō Amano
Head of travelling actors


Kōichi Mizuhara
Owner of Asahiza
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