八州遊侠伝白鷺三味線

1955 1h 40m JA

Synopsis

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Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen. Omachi was stalked by a ronin named Akiyama Kanosuke, and at one point, Gentaro and Akiyama dueled at Matanuiyama, but the confrontation was left unresolved when Omachi, sensing urgency, called the authorities. Meanwhile, Gentaro's uncle, Kii-no-kami, concerned about Gentaro's whereabouts, ordered him to investigate a conspiracy by Tachibana Tadama, a tyrannical director of Hachijo who exercised his power oppressively in Shimousa Iioka. Gentaro attempted to leave on a journey with Omachi but was obstructed by his uncle's retainers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōkichi Takada
大岡源太郎
Yukiko Shimazaki
お町
Chikage Awashima
お藤
Chieko Naniwa
お金
大津香澄
お金の娘お千代
Jūshirō Konoe
秋山要助
Kodayu Ichikawa
笹川繁蔵
Kunitaro Sawamura
勢力富五郎

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsuruo Iwama
Writers: Genzō Murakami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tsuruo Iwama, shot by Kiyoshi Kataoka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kōkichi Takada and Yukiko Shimazaki and Chikage Awashima carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt23477064 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tsuruo Iwama directs. Kiyoshi Kataoka behind the camera. Chūji Kinoshita scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Tsuruo Iwama, shot by Kiyoshi Kataoka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Kōkichi Takada and Yukiko Shimazaki and Chikage Awashima carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt23477064 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.