Description
This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.
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Release Date1955
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Runtime2 hr 6 min
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Languageja
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Rating0 (0)
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Genres
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DirectorHideo Ōba
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Cast淡島千景Ichikawa Danjūrō XI草笛光子高峰三枝子三宅邦子Ichikawa Sadanji III小林きよし阪東彦三郎高橋貞二石黒達也柳永二郎海江田譲二南光明河野秋武山形勲丹阿弥谷津子草島競子小園蓉子高木悠子沢村貞子二代目 尾上松緑Shigeru Onoe尾上菊蔵市川滝之亟香川良介青山宏尾上多賀之亟永田光男三井弘次山路義人荒木忍須賀不二男加東大介四代目 中村雀右衛門天野刃一藤間林太郎
