Ejima and Ikushima

Overview

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 30, 1955

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku

Cast

Ichikawa Danjūrō XI,Kōmei Minami,Shinobu Araki,Akitake Kōno,尾上菊蔵,Fujio Suga,阪東彦三郎,Tatsuya Ishiguro,Yoshito Yamaji,高木悠子and 26 more

Director

Hideo Ōba

Writer

Seiichi Funahashi,Takao Yanai

Producer

白井和夫

Cinematography

Hideo Ishimoto

Music

Masayoshi Ikeda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt6670166