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Zangiku monogatari (1956)

Zangiku monogatari (1956)

Drama
Release Date: 1956, April 23
Directors: Kōji Shima
Countries: Japan
Production: Daiei Film
Cast: Chieko Naniwa, Tamao Nakamura, Shōzō Nanbu, Ichirō Amano, Eigorō Onoe, Tokiko Mita, Bontarō Miake, Ichirō Izawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, Shinobu Araki, Yataro Kurokawa, Chikage Awashima

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.