江戸いろは祭

Overview

Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a man on the Shikoku route, but later returned to Edo, reforming his ways. Concerned about Hanji, he tracked down the wet nurse, O-Kane, to whom he had entrusted the boy. To his surprise, Hanji had become a respectable young man, now a subordinate of the gang leader, Tatsugorou. During a New Year visit to the Shiba Shinmei shrine, a minor altercation led Hanji to meet the geisha Koina, the wicked servant Miya-toku, and the sumo wrestler Naruto. Hanji and Naruto hit it off and formed a bond like brothers. However, Naruto's father was the very man Tanaka had killed. Naruto had been seeking vengeance against his father's killer. During a chance encounter at a restaurant, Naruto witnessed the reunion of Hanji and Tanaka, realizing Tanaka was his father's killer.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 22, 1953

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Production

Shochiku

Cast

Isuzu Yamada,Hiroko Takayama,Jotaro Togami,Mitsuko Yoshikawa,Jushiro Kobayashi,Chikako Miyagi,Kōkichi Takada,Ryūnosuke Tsukigata,Masao Mishima,Ichirō Sugaiand 1 more

Director

Kokichi Uchide

Writer

Genzō Murakami,Hyōgo Suzuki

Producer

高木貢一,Kōichirō Ogura

Cinematography

Hideo Ishimoto

Music

Seiichi Suzuki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0361557