CinemaOSMovie · 1955 · 1h 35m

Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo

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An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who never knew his father until the end of his life. Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of Elder Ii Naosuke, grew up with his mother, a former geisha. However, he was refused an engagement to Yae, the daughter of Samanosuke Yoshimura from the Maeda domain of Kaga Province, to whom she tied her future. After this refusal, Tsuruchiyo begins to be interested in the mystery of his birth…

Directed byYasushi Sasaki

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
JA
Released
March 13, 1955
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Niiro Tsuruchiyo

Yuriko Tashiro

Yuriko Tashiro

Sanae Takasugi

Sanae Takasugi

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Kunio Kaga

Kunio Kaga

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Kunitaro Sawamura

Shōji Kiyokawa

Shōji Kiyokawa

Momonosuke Ichikawa

Momonosuke Ichikawa

Kiyoshi Sawada

Creative team
Directed by
Yasushi Sasaki
Yasushi Sasaki
Written by
Tadashi Ogawa

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