Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin

1956 1h 47m JA

Synopsis

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One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the owner, Shigebē, that she had come to collect a life he owed from twenty years ago and then left. The same night, Maruiya Genbē also received a visit from the woman's palanquin, and nearby, a man named Manbē was murdered. The detective Hayanawa Gohē concluded the murder was the work of a fox spirit, but another detective, Den Shichi, skeptical of this theory, noticed footprints on the tatami and decided to investigate further.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōkichi Takada
黒門町の伝七
Kōkichi Takada
中村滝之丞
Mitsuko Kusabue
女房お俊
Junzaburō Ban
獅子っ鼻の竹
Kodayu Ichikawa
中村珊五郎
Yukiko Ibuki
お美津
Chieko Seki
お政
Shinobu Araki
山城屋重兵衛

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seiichi Fukuda
Writers: Tatsuro Jinde
Languages: Japanese

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Denshichi Torimonocho" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Kōkichi Takada and Kōkichi Takada and Mitsuko Kusabue carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt28072492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Seiichi Fukuda directs. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

170 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Denshichi Torimonocho" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Kōkichi Takada and Kōkichi Takada and Mitsuko Kusabue carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt28072492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Costume design: Tadaoto Kainoshō
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin (1956)

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Denshichi Torimonocho

Denshichi Torimonocho is a detective in the Edo period of Japan. He investigates strange and terrifying mysteries. The 13 movies in the series are all adapted from a novel.