Movielogr
Hana no shôgai (1953)
Directed by Tatsuo Ôsone
Overview
In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend, the Kokugaku scholar Nagano Shuzen, introduced him to a captivating shamisen master named Murayama Taka. Naosuke became deeply infatuated with her, disregarding the jealousy of his consort Shizu and the warnings of his senior retainer, Gaiji. However, upon discovering Taka’s relationship with Shuzen, Naosuke promptly ended his ties with her.
Length 182 minutes
Actors
Hakuô Matsumoto | Ichirô Arishima | Kôkichi Takada | Tomoemon Otani | Kenji Susukida | Yoshito Yamaji | Keijirô Morozumi | Koji Nakata | Mitsuo Nagata | Kodayu Ichikawa | Mitsugu Terashima | Ushio Akashi | Joji Kaieda | Eijirô Yanagi | Akira Yamauchi | リチャード・シュウィガ | オースティン・ラドリゴ | Tôru Abe | Shin Tokudaiji | Jotaro Togami | Yataro Kitakami | Koji Tsuruta | Yuji Kawakita | Eiji Wakasugi | Tatsuya Mihashi | Akitake Kôno | Minoru Oki | Chikage Awashima | Yumeji Tsukioka | Michiko Ikuno | Reiko Kitami | Chizuru Kitagawa | Mitsuru Chiaki | Chikako Miyagi | Michiko Saga | Eiichi Nozawa