The Tragedy of Bushido (1960)
A 16-year-old youth is ordered to commit ritual suicide to follow his deceased lord into death and preserve the honor of his clan. His elder brother's wife, who has raised him as if he were her own child, asks her husband for permission to spend a single night with the young man and teach him the pleasures of the flesh, out of motherly mercy. However, the following day, an official decree is issued to ban suicide through fidelity...
Director:
Eitaro Morikawa
Writer:
Eitaro Morikawa
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Miki Mori as |
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Junichiro Yamashita as |
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Hizuru Takachiho as |
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Fumio Watanabe as |
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Mutsuko Sakura as |
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Sōhei Kurata as |
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Sōnosuke Oda as |
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Shichisaburo Amatsu as |
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Haruo Inoue as |
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Akio Miyajima as |
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Tsuneo Ikeda as |
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Shōzō Ogawa as |
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Sōshirō Matsumoto as |
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Tomoomi Yoda as |
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Jun Kashima as |
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Jo Azumi as |
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Mitsuo Nagata as |
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Shin Nakahara as |
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Rintarō Fujima as |
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Ryūtarō Gomi as |
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Shimezo Kataoka as |
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Kikutaro Onoe as |
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Kenzō Tanaka as |
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Fujio Sasagawa as |
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Saburo Komyoji as |
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Saburō Kumoi as |
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Kunichika Nagai as |
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松原宏二 as |
| Directing | Eitaro Morikawa | Director |
| Production | Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Takao Kawarazaki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Kishio Funano | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Junichi Ôsumi | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Ikuo Yamamoto | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Eitaro Morikawa | Screenplay |
| Editing | Eiji Amano | Editor |
| Sound | Riichirō Manabe | Original Music Composer |