Release Date

15 Apr, 1958

Runtime

01:35: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

夜の鼓

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Actors

三国連太郎

有馬稲子

森雅之

日高澄子

雪代敬子

奈良岡朋子

東恵美子

毛利菊枝

夏川静江

Mannosuke Nakamura

金子信雄

東野英治郎

菅井一郎

加藤嘉

殿山泰司

柳永二郎

松本染升

浜村純

島田屯

草薙幸二郎

原田甲子郎

Crew

今井正

山田典吾

河野秋和

中尾駿一郎

近松門左衛門

新藤兼人

橋本忍

水谷浩

平田光治

伊福部昭

Masatoshi Kuga