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Zangiku monogatari

Genre:Drama

Released:1956-04-23

Runtime:0

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

Character: Kikunosuke

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Chikage Awashima

Character: Otoku

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Tamao Nakamura

Character: Otsuru

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Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Character: Sato

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Chieko Naniwa

Character: Omoto

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Yataro Kurokawa

Character: Sudayû Sakae

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Bontarō Miake

Character: Kan'ya Morita

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Eigorō Onoe

Character: Matsusuke Onoe

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Michiko Ai

Character: Yoneko

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Tokiko Mita

Character: Kofumi

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Ichirō Izawa

Character: Fukusuke Nakamura

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Kodayu Ichikawa

Character: Shikan Nakamura

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Sumizô Ichikawa

Character: Kikugorô's attendant

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San'emon Arashi

Character: Rishô Arashi

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Sawamura Sōjūrō IX

Character: Kikugorô V

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Yūsaku Terashima

Character: Tamizô Onoe

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Shinobu Araki

Character: Inn master

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Ryōnosuke Azuma

Character: Member of travelling actors

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Hiroshi Ueda

Character: Customer of theater restaurant

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Shōzō Nanbu

Character: Doctor

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Ichirō Amano

Character: Head of travelling actors

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Kōichi Mizuhara

Character: Owner of Asahiza

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