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花笠太鼓 (1956)

★ 0.0/10 104 min Unknown Japanese
Original Story: Tatsuro Jinde
Adaptation: Shigeo Yasuda
Streaming: Not available

Description

In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works as a delivery boy for the caterer "Yaoyorozu." His brother, Chōjirō, who disliked being a plasterer, ran away from home and became a subordinate of the yakuza Yamashita no Gonsuke. On a delivery, Sanshirō catches a vagrant child, Erippē, stealing a flower hairpin from Ochiyo, the daughter of the wealthy merchant Narumiyaya Bunzaimon. Impressed by Sanshirō's character, Bunzaimon considers him as a potential son-in-law for Ochiyo, who admires Sanshirō.

Top Cast

Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada 三四郎
Chiemi Eri
Chiemi Eri えりっペ
Achako Hanabishi
Achako Hanabishi 八百鶴の鶴吉
Shoji Nakayama
Shoji Nakayama 長次郎
Yukiko Ibuki
Yukiko Ibuki お千代
Jūshirō Konoe
Jūshirō Konoe 山下の権蔵
都蝶々 お蝶
Yūji Nanto
Yūji Nanto 板前雄公

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