Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo (1955)
1h 35m
Running Time
March 13, 1955Release Date
Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo (1955)
1h 35m
Running Time
March 13, 1955Release Date
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Plot.
An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who never knew his father until the end of his life. Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of Elder Ii Naosuke, grew up with his mother, a former geisha. However, he was refused an engagement to Yae, the daughter of Samanosuke Yoshimura from the Maeda domain of Kaga Province, to whom she tied her future. After this refusal, Tsuruchiyo begins to be interested in the mystery of his birth…
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Cast & Crew.
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Niiro Tsuruchiyo
Yuriko Tashiro
Sanae Takasugi
Kensaku Hara
Kunio Kaga
Isao Yamagata
Kunitaro Sawamura
Shôji Kiyokawa
Momonosuke Ichikawa
Kiyoshi Sawada
Takeshi Kumagai
Yasushi Sasaki
Director
Tadashi Ogawa
Screenplay
Jiromasa Gunji
Novel
Ko Matsui
Cinematography
Nakaba Takahashi
Music
Kinuko Ōtori
Shirô Wasumi
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 13, 1955
Original Name侍ニッポン 新納鶴千代
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
samurai