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15 January 1979 (USA) morePlot:
In Tokyo in 1888, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adoptive son of an important actor, discovers that he is praised... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
a very hard film to rate moreCast
(Credited cast) | Shôtarô Hanayagi | ... | Kikunosuke Onoue |
| Kôkichi Takada | ... | Fukusuke Nakamura |
| Gonjurô Kawarazaki | ... | Kikugoro Onoue |
| Kakuko Mori | ... | Otoku |
| Tokusaburo Arashi | ... | Shikan Nakamura |
| Yôko Umemura | ... | Osata |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Nobuko Fushimi | ... | Onaka |
| Kikuko Hanaoka | ... | Eiryu |
| Kisho Hanayagi | ... | Tamisaburo Onoue |
| Ryôtarô Kawanami | ... | Eiju Dayu |
| Yoneko Mogami | ... | Otsura, Genshun's daughter |
| Tamitaro Onoue | ... | Tamizo Onoue |
| Benkei Shiganoya | ... | Genshun Amma |
| Fujiko Shirakawa | ||
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I wish I spoke fluent Japanese--then I am sure I could have enjoyed the movie so much more. That's because this movie had horrible subtitles and often sentences or more were simply left untranslated or 50 words in Japanese were distilled down to only 3 or 4 words. In essence, the translators were very lazy and did a terrible job. Some might not mind this, but since I am a very avid fan of Japanese films it seriously detracted from the experience. This does NOT mean it is unwatchable or you should avoid it. In fact, if anyone knows of a better version available to Western audiences, let me know.
The plot itself seems very familiar and is reminiscent of some other films, as its main ideas are respect for your elders and unrequited love. The main character is madly in love with his step-brother's nursemaid and the family strongly opposes it. I don't really think I need to divulge more but felt that the actors did a fine job and the story itself was interesting.