Zangiku monogatari

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous Kabuki actor. Kikunosuke’s father teaches him professional acting skills, preparing him to become his successor and continue the acting dynasty. However, Kikunosuke leaves his family, much to his father’s dismay, to hone his craft outside of Tokyo and moves to Osaka.
Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa
Kikunosuke

Chikage Awashima
Otoku

Tamao Nakamura
Otsuru

Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Sato

Chieko Naniwa
Omoto

Yataro Kurokawa
Sudayû Sakae

Bontarō Miake
Kan'ya Morita

Eigorō Onoe
Matsusuke Onoe

Michiko Ai
Yoneko

Tokiko Mita
Kofumi

Ichirō Izawa
Fukusuke Nakamura

Kodayu Ichikawa
Shikan Nakamura
Sumizô Ichikawa
Kikugorô's attendant
San'emon Arashi
Rishô Arashi

Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
Kikugorô V

Yūsaku Terashima
Tamizô Onoe
Shinobu Araki
Inn master
Ryōnosuke Azuma
Member of travelling actors
Hiroshi Ueda
Customer of theater restaurant

Shōzō Nanbu
Doctor
Ichirō Amano
Head of travelling actors

Kōichi Mizuhara
Owner of Asahiza
Crew

Koji Shima
Director

Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Shôfû Muramatsu
Story
Shigeo Nishida
Editor
Shin'ichi Nagai
Director of Photography

Masaichi Nagata
Producer

Yoshinobu Nishioka
Production Design
Natsu Itô
Costume Design
Toshikazu Noguchi
Makeup Artist
Yukio Kaihara
Sound
Seitaro Omori
Original Music Composer
Kisaku Ito
Art Direction
Recommendations
view all
Return to Horror High

The Return

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

SlugTerra: Return of the Elementals

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

The Return

Asterix in Britain

The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving

South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Asterix at the Olympic Games

Open Season 3

Melody Time

Hawaiian Vacation

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

Return of the Living Dead Part II

Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1

Diamonds Are Forever

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

Damsel