Hana no shôgai

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend, the Kokugaku scholar Nagano Shuzen, introduced him to a captivating shamisen master named Murayama Taka. Naosuke became deeply infatuated with her, disregarding the jealousy of his consort Shizu and the warnings of his senior retainer, Gaiji. However, upon discovering Taka's relationship with Shuzen, Naosuke promptly ended his ties with her.

Country:

Japan

Genre:
Duration:

182 minutes

Year:

1953

Director:

Tatsuo Ōsone

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Company:

Shochiku

Cast:
Matsumoto Hakuō I

井伊直弼

Ichirō Arishima

井伊直亮

Kōkichi Takada

長野主膳

Tomiemon Otomo

三浦北庵

Kenji Susukida

犬塚外記

Crew:
Tatsuo Ōsone

Director

Toshio Yasumi

Adaptation

Seiichi Funabashi

Original Story

大谷竹次郎

Production Controller

大谷隆三

Producer