Ejima and Ikushima (1955)

Ejima and Ikushima (1955)

1955-10-30 Japan 126 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

淡島千景 is 絵島
絵島
Ichikawa Danjūrō XI is 生島新五郎
生島新五郎
草笛光子 is 宇津
宇津
高峰三枝子 is 月光院
月光院
三宅邦子 is 天英院
天英院
Ichikawa Sadanji III is 家宣
家宣
小林きよし is 家継
家継
阪東彦三郎 is 紀州公吉宗
紀州公吉宗
高橋貞二 is 間部越前守
間部越前守
石黒達也 is 新井白石
新井白石
柳永二郎 is 土屋相模守
土屋相模守
海江田譲二 is 秋本但馬守
秋本但馬守

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