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Man of the House (1936)
Directed by Mikio Naruse
Overview
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.
Length 73 minutes
Actors
Kamatari Fujiwara | Eitarô Ozawa | Ko Mihashi | Masao Mishima | Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Yoshio Kosugi | Chikako Hosokawa | Sachiko Chiba | Kaoru Itô | Asataro Ichikawa | Shin Date | Shoji Maruyama | Hisashi Sumikawa