江戸いろは祭

1h 35min

Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a man on the Shikoku route, but later returned to Edo, reforming his ways. Concerned about Hanji, he tracked down the wet nurse, O-Kane, to whom he had entrusted the boy. To his surprise, Hanji had become a respectable young man, now a subordinate of the gang leader, Tatsugorou. During a New Year visit to the Shiba Shinmei shrine, a minor altercation led Hanji to meet the geisha Koina, the wicked servant Miya-toku, and the sumo wrestler Naruto. Hanji and Naruto hit it off and formed a bond like brothers. However, Naruto's father was the very man Tanaka had killed. Naruto had been seeking vengeance against his father's killer. During a chance encounter at a restaurant, Naruto witnessed the reunion of Hanji and Tanaka, realizing Tanaka was his father's killer.

Cast

Kōkichi Takada

Kōkichi Takada

め組の半次
Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

半次の母
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

め組の辰五郎
Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

女房おなか
Chikako Miyagi

Chikako Miyagi

もみじ屋の小稲
Jotaro Togami

Jotaro Togami

金山徳五郎
Hizuru Takachiho

Hizuru Takachiho

娘おちせ
Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

赤羽根多仲
Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

赤羽根主膳
Jushiro Kobayashi

Jushiro Kobayashi

め組の仙八
Hiroko Takayama

Hiroko Takayama

妻おいそ

Release date

22nd Jan 1953

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語