Ejima and Ikushima

Ejima and Ikushima (1955)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1955-10-30
Status: Released
Run time: 126 min / 2:6
Production Company : Shochiku
Production Country: Japan

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Casts

Chikage Awashima
絵島
Ichikawa Danjūrō XI
生島新五郎
Mitsuko Kusabue
宇津
Mieko Takamine
月光院
Kuniko Miyake
天英院
Ichikawa Sadanji III
家宣
小林きよし
家継
阪東彦三郎
紀州公吉宗
Teiji Takahashi
間部越前守
Tatsuya Ishiguro
新井白石
Eijirō Yanagi
土屋相模守
Joji Kaieda
秋本但馬守
Kōmei Minami
安藤志摩守
Akitake Kôno
奥山好竹院
Isao Yamagata
山田宗円
Yatsuko Tan'ami
宮路
Kyōko Kusajima
梅山
Yōko Kozono
友音
高木悠子
小のぶ
Sadako Sawamura
玉椿
Shōroku Onoe II
市川団十郎
Shigeru Onoe
山中平九郎
尾上菊蔵
滝井半四郎
市川滝之亟
藤村半太夫
Ryōsuke Kagawa
山村長太夫
Hiroshi Aoyama
清七
尾上多賀之亟
津賀屋善六
Mitsuo Nagata
後藤縫之助
Kōji Mitsui
岡本五郎右衛門
Yoshito Yamaji
谷口新平
Shinobu Araki
老中
Fujio Suga
仙石
Daisuke Katō
井口
Tomiemon Otomo
吉宗の家臣
Jinichi Amano
津雲
Rintarō Fujima
阿部豊後守

Crew

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

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