Song of the Devil (1975)
Bakyo is a talented but unsuccessful rakugo artist. The very successful Rokyu wants to take Bakyo under his wings, but Bakyo refuses, claiming that Rokyu's rakugo is compromised by the elements of kabuki. But Bakyo changes his mind and determines to learn (or steal) Rokyu's craft and makes it his own.
Director: Tetsutaro Murano
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Saburo Date as |
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Giichi Fujimoto as |
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Jun Hongo as |
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Yukitaro Hotaru as |
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Hisashi Igawa as |
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Yosuke Irie as |
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Fukudanji Katsura as |
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Shinzo Kin as |
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Sanae Nakahara as |
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Shokaku Shôfukutei as |
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Gorô Tsuyuno as |
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Karaku Ukiyotei as |
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Yūko Katagiri as |
| Directing | Tetsutaro Murano | Director |
| Production | Shosuke Taga | Producer |
| Writing | Giichi Fujimoto | Story |
| Production | Tetsutaro Murano | Producer |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu | Editor |
| Writing | Giichi Fujimoto | Adaptation |
| Writing | Tetsutaro Murano | Adaptation |
| Production | Jun Hongo | Producer |
| Writing | Hisashi Sugiura | Adaptation |
| Sound | Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yasuhiro Yoshioka | Director of Photography |