Zangiku monogatari (1956)
Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous Kabuki actor. Kikunosuke’s father teaches him professional acting skills, preparing him to become his successor and continue the acting dynasty. However, Kikunosuke leaves his family, much to his father’s dismay, to hone his craft outside of Tokyo and moves to Osaka.
Director: Kōji Shima
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Kazuo Hasegawa as Kikunosuke |
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Chikage Awashima as Otoku |
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Tamao Nakamura as Otsuru |
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Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Sato |
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Chieko Naniwa as Omoto |
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Yataro Kurokawa as Sudayû Sakae |
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Bontarō Miake as Kan'ya Morita |
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Eigorō Onoe as Matsusuke Onoe |
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Michiko Ai as Yoneko |
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Tokiko Mita as Kofumi |
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Ichirō Izawa as Fukusuke Nakamura |
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Kodayu Ichikawa as Shikan Nakamura |
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Sumizô Ichikawa as Kikugorô's attendant |
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San'emon Arashi as Rishô Arashi |
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Sawamura Sōjūrō IX as Kikugorô V |
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Yūsaku Terashima as Tamizô Onoe |
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Shinobu Araki as Inn master |
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Ryōnosuke Azuma as Member of travelling actors |
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Hiroshi Ueda as Customer of theater restaurant |
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Shōzō Nanbu as Doctor |
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Ichirō Amano as Head of travelling actors |
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Kōichi Mizuhara as Owner of Asahiza |
| Writing | Shôfû Muramatsu | Story |
| Camera | Shin'ichi Nagai | Director of Photography |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Directing | Kōji Shima | Director |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Writer |
| Art | Kisaku Ito | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toshikazu Noguchi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Yukio Kaihara | Sound |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Production Design |
| Editing | Shigeo Nishida | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natsu Itô | Costume Design |
| Sound | Seitaro Omori | Original Music Composer |
