Based on a well-known Kabuki drama titled “Kochiyama to Naozamurai”, which Yamanaka distills Read More »
Tag Archives: Chôjûrô Kawarasaki
The 47 Ronin (1941) Kenji Mizoguchi, Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Yoshizaburo Arashi, Utaemon Ichikawa
In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun’s palace. Read More »
Miyamoto Musashi / The Swordsman (1944) Kenji Mizoguchi, Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Kan’emon Nakamura, Kigoro Ikushima, Action, Drama
Ninjô kami fûsen / Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937) Sadao Yamanaka, Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Kan’emon Nakamura, Tsuruzô Nakamura, Drama
The story develops in the Tokugawa era of the 18th century, in a poor district of Tokyo, where impoverished samurai live from hand to mouth among equally poor people of lower social classes. Read More »
Chi to suna no kettô / Duel Of Blood And Sand (1963) Sadatsugu Matsuda, Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Jûshirô Konoe, Satomi Oka, Action, Drama
Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. Read More »