Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo

Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo

1955
1h 35m
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Overview

An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who never knew his father until the end of his life. Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of Elder Ii Naosuke, grew up with his mother, a former geisha. However, he was refused an engagement to Yae, the daughter of Samanosuke Yoshimura from the Maeda domain of Kaga Province, to whom she tied her future. After this refusal, Tsuruchiyo begins to be interested in the mystery of his birth…

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 侍ニッポン 新納鶴千代
Release Date March 13, 1955
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt23843570

Cast

Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma

Niiro Tsuruchiyo

Yuriko Tashiro
Yuriko Tashiro

Sanae Takasugi
Sanae Takasugi

Kensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara

Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga

Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata

Kunitaro Sawamura
Kunitaro Sawamura

Shōji Kiyokawa
Shōji Kiyokawa

Momonosuke Ichikawa
Momonosuke Ichikawa

Kiyoshi Sawada
Kiyoshi Sawada

Takeshi Kumagai
Takeshi Kumagai

Kinuko Ōtori
Kinuko Ōtori

Key Crew

Tadashi Ogawa
Screenplay
Yasushi Sasaki
Director