Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.
Director: Hideo Ōba
Chikage Awashima 絵島 |
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Ichikawa Danjūrō XI 生島新五郎 |
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Mitsuko Kusabue 宇津 |
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Mieko Takamine 月光院 |
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Kuniko Miyake 天英院 |
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Ichikawa Sadanji III 家宣 |
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小林きよし 家継 |
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阪東彦三郎 紀州公吉宗 |
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Teiji Takahashi 間部越前守 |
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Tatsuya Ishiguro 新井白石 |
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Eijirō Yanagi 土屋相模守 |
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Joji Kaieda 秋本但馬守 |
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Kōmei Minami 安藤志摩守 |
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Akitake Kôno 奥山好竹院 |
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Isao Yamagata 山田宗円 |
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Yatsuko Tan'ami 宮路 |
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Kyōko Kusajima 梅山 |
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Yōko Kozono 友音 |
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高木悠子 小のぶ |
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Sadako Sawamura 玉椿 |
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Shōroku Onoe II 市川団十郎 |
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Shigeru Onoe 山中平九郎 |
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尾上菊蔵 滝井半四郎 |
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市川滝之亟 藤村半太夫 |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa 山村長太夫 |
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Hiroshi Aoyama 清七 |
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尾上多賀之亟 津賀屋善六 |
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Mitsuo Nagata 後藤縫之助 |
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Kōji Mitsui 岡本五郎右衛門 |
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Yoshito Yamaji 谷口新平 |
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Shinobu Araki 老中 |
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Fujio Suga 仙石 |
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Daisuke Katō 井口 |
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Tomiemon Otomo 吉宗の家臣 |
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Jinichi Amano 津雲 |
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Rintarō Fujima 阿部豊後守 |
Writing | Seiichi Funabashi | Original Story |
Art | Tatsuo Hamada | Art Direction |
Sound | Masayoshi Ikeda | Music |
Writing | Takao Yanai | Adaptation |
Directing | Hideo Ōba | Director |
Crew | Hideo Ishimoto | Cinematography |
Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
Lighting | 村田政雄 | Lighting Technician |
Crew | 高村潔 | Production Controller |
Lighting | 市瀬与一郎 | Lighting Technician |
Production | 白井和夫 | Producer |
Sound | 福安賢洋 | Recording Supervision |