His Scarlet Cloak (1958)
1h 34m
Running Time
September 23, 1958Release Date
His Scarlet Cloak (1958)
1h 34m
Running Time
September 23, 1958Release Date
Plot.
The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among whom is the local governor, a timid creature, who is dominated by his high-born and beautiful wife, who dresses in a scarlet battle-tunic, a sign of his family's military merit around which he fabricates fantastic tales of his prowess in war. During the traditional festival when the villagers are released from observance of all social customs and restrictions, it is permissible for any man to attempt win the favors of the one he loves. However, the timid but romantic governor goes to the length of having the miller arrested to clear the way for his seduction of Osen. But Osen fights off his advances with an old hunting gun and dashes out of the mill. Jimbei, meanwhile, has escaped from jail and dashes home to finds the governor in his bed. Convinced that his wife has been violated, he decides to take an eye for an eye.
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Cast & Crew.

Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII

Ineko Arima

Kyōko Kagawa

Yūnosuke Itō

Masao Mishima

Tokue Hanazawa

Shōbun Inoue
Tota

Shōbun Inoue

Ton Shimada

Haruko Toda

Keiko Yanagawa

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Writer

Hideo Fukuhara

Takero Itō
Producer

Minoru Maeda
Director of Photography

Minoru Maeda
Cinematographer

Shigeharu Yasue
Sound

Kazuo Kubo
Production Design

Junji Kinoshita
Novel

Jiro Kaga
Producer

Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay / Writer

Masao Oki
Original Music Composer

Saburo Tateno
Associate Producer

Tokuko Miyako
Associate Producer
Details.
Release DateSeptember 23, 1958
Original Name赤い陣羽織
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Genres
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