Man of the House

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This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

73 minutes

Year:

1936

Director:

Mikio Naruse

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Company:

P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo

Cast:
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Kumoemon Tochuken

Chikako Hosokawa

Otsuma

Sachiko Chiba

Chidori

Kamatari Fujiwara

Shogetsu

Kaoru Itō

Sentaro

Crew:
Mikio Naruse

Director

Mikio Naruse

Writer

Noboru Itô

Original Music Composer

Kôichi Iwashita

Editor

Hiroshi Suzuki

Director of Photography