Princess Sen in Edo

1960 1h 37m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A gorgeous tragic love picture scroll depicting a beautiful woman who weeps over her strange fate and falters in her search for true love!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fujiko Yamamoto
Princess Sen
Kōjirō Hongō
Kihachirô Tahara
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Manjirô Kobayashi
Tamao Nakamura
Okatsu
Takashi Shimura
Sadonokami Honda
Isuzu Yamada
Kisaragi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Misumi
Writers: Fuji Yahiro
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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66 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 Kenji Misumi, shot by Yasukazu Takemura. 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 Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shigeo Nishida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Fujiko Yamamoto and Kōjirō Hongō and Katsuhiko Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0358689 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kenji Misumi directs. Yasukazu Takemura behind the camera. Ichirō Saitō scores. Shigeo Nishida cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kenji Misumi, shot by Yasukazu Takemura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shigeo Nishida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Fujiko Yamamoto and Kōjirō Hongō and Katsuhiko Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0358689 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.