江戸いろは祭

江戸いろは祭 (1953)

Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a man on the Shikoku route, but later returned to Edo, reforming his ways. Concerned about Hanji, he tracked down the wet nurse, O-Kane, to whom he had entrusted the boy. To his surprise, Hanji had become a respectable young man, now a subordinate of the gang leader, Tatsugorou. During a New Year visit to the Shiba Shinmei shrine, a minor altercation led Hanji to meet the geisha Koina, the wicked servant Miya-toku, and the sumo wrestler Naruto. Hanji and Naruto hit it off and formed a bond like brothers. However, Naruto's father was the very man Tanaka had killed. Naruto had been seeking vengeance against his father's killer. During a chance encounter at a restaurant, Naruto witnessed the reunion of Hanji and Tanaka, realizing Tanaka was his father's killer.

Director: Kokichi Uchide

Casts

	Kōkichi Takada as め組の半次
	Mitsuko Yoshikawa as 半次の母
	Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as め組の辰五郎
	Isuzu Yamada as 女房おなか
	Chikako Miyagi as もみじ屋の小稲
	Jotaro Togami as 金山徳五郎
	Hizuru Takachiho as 娘おちせ
	Ichirō Sugai as 赤羽根多仲
	Masao Mishima as 赤羽根主膳
	Jushiro Kobayashi as め組の仙八
	Hiroko Takayama as 妻おいそ

Crew