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Wild Lion (1953)

Directed by Tatsuo Ôsone

Overview

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his father, Kokichi, who lived for the common people, his neighbors and his children. A film about paternal and maternal love and conjugal love in the creation of mankind, about the healing power of which laughter and tears have. The film that became the last work of the giant star Tsumasaburo Bando.

Length 98 minutes

Actors

Tsumasaburô Bandô | Isuzu Yamada | Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Shin Tokudaiji | Ichirô Arishima | Jotaro Togami | Kokinji Katsura | Haruyo Ichikawa | Shunji Sakai | Hiroshi Aoyama | Satoshi Nishida | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Kyoko Kami | Yataro Kitakami