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The Kuroda Affair (1956)
Directed by Tomu Uchida
Overview
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.
Length 108 minutes
Actors
Chiezô Kataoka | Ryutaro Otomo | Eijirô Kataoka | Kokuten Kôdô | Kôji Nanbara | Kensaku Hara | Kenji Susukida | Mitsuko Miura | Hizuru Takachiho | Hitomi Nakahara | Tsukie Matsuura | Yoshiko Yashioji | Shinobu Araki | Sôji Kiyokawa | Yoshio Yoshida | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Ichirô Okuni | Hiroshi Mizuno | Motoharu Ueki | Chie Ueki | Yoshiharu Ueki | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Hideo Shimada | Masao Hori | Ryûtarô Aoyagi | Gorô Kawabe | Kin'nosuke Fujiki | Koji Arima | Masaru Koganei | Kôtarô Nirei | Kazuo Tokita | Hideo Higashi | Koji Murata | Osamu Koganei | Fujiya Ishimaru