Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo (1955)
Synopsis
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…
Release Date: 1955-03-13
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Top Cast
- Chiyonosuke Azuma as Niiro Tsuruchiyo
- Yuriko Tashiro as
- Sanae Takasugi as
- Kensaku Hara as
- Kunio Kaga as
- Isao Yamagata as
- Kunitaro Sawamura as
- Shōji Kiyokawa as
- Momonosuke Ichikawa as
- Kiyoshi Sawada as
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