Overview
Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous Kabuki actor. Kikunosuke’s father teaches him professional acting skills, preparing him to become his successor and continue the acting dynasty. However, Kikunosuke leaves his family, much to his father’s dismay, to hone his craft outside of Tokyo and moves to Osaka.
Cast
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Kikunosuke
- Chikage Awashima as Otoku
- Tamao Nakamura as Otsuru
- Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Sato
- Chieko Naniwa as Omoto
- Yataro Kurokawa as Sudayû Sakae
- Bontarō Miake as Kan'ya Morita
- Eigorō Onoe as Matsusuke Onoe
- Michiko Ai as Yoneko
- Tokiko Mita as Kofumi