The Kuroda Affair (1956)
This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As his clan’s new leader, Tadayuki, becomes increasingly militant in his opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate, Daizen is forced to reconcile his loyalty to the clan with his loyalty to Tadayuki, who seems dead set on entangling the clan in destructive conflict. The Kuroda Affair’s mise-en-scène is said to have influenced future Toei director Eiichi Kudo. The film also features two of the greatest stars of Japanese period cinema, Chiezo Kataoka and Ryutaro Otomo.
Director: Tomu Uchida
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Chiezo Kataoka as Kuriyama Daizen |
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Ryutaro Otomo as Takenaka Unemenokami |
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Eijirō Kataoka as Kuroda Tadayuki |
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Kokuten Kōdō as Kuroda Nagamasa |
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Kōji Nanbara as Kurahashi Jutayu |
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Kensaku Hara as Benzo |
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Kenji Susukida as Doi Toshikatsu |
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Mitsuko Miura as Suo |
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Hizuru Takachiho as Ohide |
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Hitomi Nakahara as |
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Tsukie Matsuura as |
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Yoshiko Yashioji as |
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Shinobu Araki as |
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Sōji Kiyokawa as |
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Yoshio Yoshida as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Ikkō Ōkuni as |
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Hiroshi Mizuno as |
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Motoharu Ueki as |
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Chie Ueki as |
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Yoshiharu Ueki as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
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Hideo Shimada as |
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Masao Hori as |
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Ryūtarō Aoyagi as |
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Gorō Kawabe as |
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Kinnosuke Fujiki as |
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Koji Arima as |
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Masaru Koganei as |
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Kōtarō Nirei as Arikawa |
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Kazuo Tokita as |
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Hideo Higashi as |
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Koji Murata as |
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Osamu Koganei as |
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Katsuya Ishimaru as |
| Directing | Tomu Uchida | Director |
| Writing | Hajime Takaiwa | Writer |
| Camera | Sadaji Yoshida | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Music |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |