Taira Clan Saga (1955)
Overview
Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But because the high courtiers dislike career soldiers gaining power and influence, they ignore the will of ex-Emperor Toba and refuse to reward the captain. Reward recommender Lord Tokinobu is punished, and the captain sends his son Kiyomori to the Lord's residence, where he falls in love with Tokiko, the Lord's daughter. Meanwhile, Kiyomori finds out that he is possibly the ex-Emperor's son... Written by L.H. Wong
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 2.881 |
Directed By
Kenji Mizoguchi
Crew
Kenji Mizoguchi
Hideo Matsuyama
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Masaichi Nagata
Masanori Kobayashi
Hiroshi Mizutani
Tsuru Nakai
Takejirô Nakajima
Kanji Suganuma
Goro Hisamitsu
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kōhei Sugiyama
Fumio Hayasaka
Masaru Satō
Tamekichi Mochizuki
Yoshikata Yoda
Eiji Yoshikawa
Masashige Narusawa
Iwao Ôtani
Kenichi Okamoto
Hisakazu Tsuji
TOP CAST
Raizō Ichikawa
Taira Kiyomori
Yoshiko Kuga
Tokiko
Naritoshi Hayashi
Taira Torodai
Michiyo Kogure
Yasuko
Ichijirō Oya
Taira no Tadamori
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Fujiwara no Tokinobu
Akitake Kōno
Heiroku
Tamao Nakamura
Shigeko
Shunji Natsume
Emperor Toba
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Ryokan
Kunitaro Sawamura
Joku
Eitarō Shindō
Banboku
Ichirō Sugai
Carpenter
Eijirō Yanagi
Emperor Shirakawa
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