Man of the House (1936)
This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.
Director: Mikio Naruse
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Kumoemon Tochuken |
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Chikako Hosokawa as Otsuma |
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Sachiko Chiba as Chidori |
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Kamatari Fujiwara as Shogetsu |
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Kaoru Itō as Sentaro |
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Masao Mishima as Kurata |
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Asataro Ichikawa as Takiemon |
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Yoshio Kosugi as Toun |
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Kō Mihashi as Isono |
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Shin Date as Akiba |
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Eitarō Ozawa as |
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Shoji Maruyama as |
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Hisashi Sumikawa as |
| Directing | Mikio Naruse | Director |
| Writing | Seika Mayama | Novel |
| Writing | Mikio Naruse | Writer |
| Sound | Noboru Itō | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hiroshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
| Sound | Jun Yamaguchi | Sound |
