Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
“19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused permission, forced instead into the vassalage of his lord’s successor. Humiliated and derided, Yaichiemon eventually commits harakiri without permission. His eldest son is then punished for Yaichiemon’s suicide, and when he resists, is sentenced to death. The entire Abe clan rebels upon the son’s execution, and the clan is annihilated.” --Alan Poul, Japan Society
Cast: Kan'emon Nakamura, Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Shizue Yamagishi, Masako Tsutsumi, Emitaro Ichikawa, Kunitarō Kawarasaki, Kosaburō Tachibana, Shinzaburo Ichikawa, Daisuke Katō, Kosaburo Hashi, Shimajiro Yamazaki, Yuko Ichinose
Writers: Hisatora Kumagai (Screenplay), Mori Ogai (Novel)
Cinematographer: Hiroshi Suzuki
Production Designer: Takeo Kita
Editor: Zenju Imaizumi
Composer: Shiro Fukai
Direction team: Tai Katō (Assistant Director), Nobuo Adachi (Assistant Director), Shigetoshi Senba (Assistant Director)
Producer: Masanobu Takeyama
Production: Toho Eiga
