Night Drum (1958)
1h 35m
Running Time
April 15, 1958Release Date
Night Drum (1958)
1h 35m
Running Time
April 15, 1958Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.
Where to Watch.

Currently Night Drum is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Rentaro Mikuni
Hikokurô Ogura

Ineko Arima
Otane, Hikokurô's wife

Masayuki Mori
Miyaji, the drum teacher

Sumiko Hidaka
Oyura

Keiko Yukishiro

Tomoko Naraoka
Orin

Emiko Azuma

Kikue Mōri

Shizue Natsukawa

Mannosuke Nakamura

Nobuo Kaneko

Kichiemon Nakamura II
Bunroku Ogura

Tengo Yamada
Executive Producer

Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Original Story

Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay

Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay

Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography

Masatoshi Kuga
Sound Recordist

Akikazu Kono
Editor

Hiroshi Mizutani
Art Direction

Akira Ifukube
Music Director

Tadashi Imai
Director

Mitsuharu Hirata
Lighting Technician

Eijirō Yanagi
Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 15, 1958
Original Name夜の鼓
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Genres
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Wiki.
Night Drum a.k.a. The Adulteress (夜の鼓, Yoru no tsuzumi) is a 1958 Japanese historical drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was written by Kaneto Shindō and Shinobu Hashimoto, based on the 1706 play Horikawa nami no tsuzumi by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Film historians regard Night Drum as one of director Imai's major works.
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