A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels the limits to his acting when he sees his rival troupe put on a new type of play featuring its star, Nakamura. He has the famous Chikamatsu write a new play but cannot get used to the character he is to play in it.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Takako Irie, Kamatari Fujiwara, Osamu Takizawa, Hideko Takamine
Crew: Kajirō Yamamoto (Director), Akira Kurosawa (Assistant Director), Kôichi Iwashita (Editor), Shintarō Mimura (Screenplay), Mitsuo Miura (Director of Photography)
Country: Japan
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Studio: Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.
Runtime: 89 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 01, 1938
IMDb: 10
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