Movie Description
絵島生島
(1955)Overview
This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.
Featured Crew
- Director : Hideo Ōba
- Producer : 白井和夫
- Cast : Chikage Awashima,Ichikawa Danjūrō XI,Mitsuko Kusabue,Mieko Takamine,Kuniko Miyake,Ichikawa Sadanji III,小林きよし,阪東彦三郎,Teiji Takahashi,Tatsuya Ishiguro,Eijirō Yanagi,Joji Kaieda,Kōmei Minami,Akitake Kōno,Isao Yamagata,Yatsuko Tan'ami,Kyōko Kusajima,Yōko Kozono,高木悠子,Sadako Sawamura,Shōroku Onoe II,Shigeru Onoe,尾上菊蔵,市川滝之亟,Ryōsuke Kagawa,Hiroshi Aoyama,尾上多賀之亟,Mitsuo Nagata,Kōji Mitsui,Yoshito Yamaji,Shinobu Araki,Fujio Suga,Daisuke Katō,Tomiemon Otomo,Jinichi Amano,Rintarō Fujima
Cast
生島新五郎
月光院
天英院
家継
紀州公吉宗
間部越前守
新井白石
土屋相模守
秋本但馬守
安藤志摩守
奥山好竹院
山田宗円
友音
小のぶ
市川団十郎
山中平九郎
滝井半四郎
藤村半太夫
山村長太夫
津賀屋善六
後藤縫之助
岡本五郎右衛門
谷口新平
仙石
井口
吉宗の家臣
阿部豊後守
Posters
Facts
Original Title絵島生島
Status Released
Release Information
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1955-10-30
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 06m
Production CompaniesShochiku
Genres
- Drama
