The Horse Boy

Overview

A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances - especially child actor Motoharu Ueki - add to the emotional power.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 19, 1957

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Isuzu Yamada,不二和子,Hideo Shimada,Shūji Sano,Namiji Umemura,Satomi Oka,Ryuji Kazuki,Shigetoshi Yoda,Masao Hori,Eitarō Shindōand 15 more

Director

Tomu Uchida

Writer

Monzaemon Chikamatsu,Yoshikata Yoda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt10291840