Hana no shôgai (1953)
In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend, the Kokugaku scholar Nagano Shuzen, introduced him to a captivating shamisen master named Murayama Taka. Naosuke became deeply infatuated with her, disregarding the jealousy of his consort Shizu and the warnings of his senior retainer, Gaiji. However, upon discovering Taka's relationship with Shuzen, Naosuke promptly ended his ties with her.
Director: Tatsuo Ōsone
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Matsumoto Hakuō I as 井伊直弼 |
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Ichirō Arishima as 井伊直亮 |
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Kōkichi Takada as 長野主膳 |
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Tomiemon Otomo as 三浦北庵 |
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Kenji Susukida as 犬塚外記 |
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Yoshito Yamaji as 岡本半介 |
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Keijirō Morozumi as 中村長平 |
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Koji Nakata as 星野新蔵 |
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Mitsuo Nagata as 宇津木翼 |
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Kodayu Ichikawa as 水戸齋昭 |
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Mitsugu Terashima as 尾張大納言 |
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Ushio Akashi as 松平越前守 |
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Joji Kaieda as 本多越中守 |
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Eijirō Yanagi as 阿部伊勢守 |
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Akira Yamanouchi as 松平若狭守 |
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リチャード・シュウィガ as ハリス |
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オースティン・ラドリゴ as ヒュースケン |
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Tōru Abe as 通訳 |
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Shin Tokudaiji as 九條関白 |
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Jotaro Togami as 有村治左衛門 |
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Yatarō Kitagami as 関鉄之助 |
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Koji Tsuruta as 大関和七郎 |
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Yuji Kawakita as 森六五郎 |
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Eiji Wakasugi as 稲田重蔵 |
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Tatsuya Mihashi as 黒沢忠三郎 |
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Akitake Kōno as 多田一郎 |
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Minoru Ōki as 多田帯刀 |
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Chikage Awashima as 村山たか女 |
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Yumeji Tsukioka as 佐登 |
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Michiko Ikuno as 志津 |
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Reiko Kitami as 昌子 |
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Chizuru Kitagawa as 萩栄 |
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Mitsuru Chiaki as 園 |
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Chikako Miyagi as 黒沢登幾子 |
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Michiko Saga as 雪野太夫 |
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Eiichi Nozawa as 俵屋和助 |
| Directing | Tatsuo Ōsone | Director |
| Production | 高村潔 | Producer |
| Writing | Toshio Yasumi | Adaptation |
| Crew | 大谷竹次郎 | Production Controller |
| Production | 高木貢一 | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kōichirō Ogura | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Sound | 福安雅春 | Recording Supervision |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Art Direction |
| Writing | Seiichi Funahashi | Original Story |
| Production | 大谷隆三 | Producer |
| Lighting | Shigeo Terada | Gaffer |
| Lighting | 村田政雄 | Gaffer |
| Camera | Hideo Ishimoto | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Seiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer |