In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Language
Japanese
Release Date
March 26, 1953
Venice International Film Festival
Silver Lion
Cast
Machiko Kyō
Lady Wakasa
Mitsuko Mito
Ohama
Kinuyo Tanaka
Miyagi
Masayuki Mori
Genjurô
Eitarō Ozawa
Tôbei
Sugisaku Aoyama
Old Priest
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Captain of Tamba Soldiers
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Village Master
Kichijirō Ueda
Shop Owner
Shōzō Nanbu
Shintô Priest
Kikue Mōri
Ukon
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Soldier
Ichirō Amano
Boatsman
Eigorō Onoe
Knight
Saburo Date
Vassal
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Meshiro
Ichisaburo Sawamura
Genichi
Koji Murata
Armored Knight
Yukio Horikita
Armored Knight
Akira Shimizu
Armored Knight
Shuntaro Tamamura
Armored Knight
Shirō Osaki
Armored Knight
Toshio Chiba
Armored Knight
Hachiro Okuni
Brothel Armored Knight
Shirō Miura
Brothel Guest
Hajime Koshikawa
Brothel Guest
Tetsu Mikami
Brothel Guest
Jun Fujikawa
Defeated Soldier
Takaji Fukui
Defeated Soldier
Eiji Ishikura
Defeated Soldier
Tokurin Takeda
Defeated Soldier
Koji Kanda
Defeated Soldier
Masayoshi Kikuno
Chôhatsu's Soldier
Michio Yuri
Chôhatsu's Soldier
Sô Funagami
Chôhatsu's Soldier
Shigeru Hasegawa
Chôhatsu's Soldier
Teruko Omi
Prostitute
Keiko Koyanagi
Prostitute
Masako Tomura
Prostitute
Tokiko Mita
Lady Attendant
Tokuko Ueda
Lady Attendant
Sachiko Soma
Lady Attendant
Reiko Kongō
Old Woman in Brothel
Ikkei Tamaki
Villager
Show Full Crew
Directing
Writing
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Adaptation
Hisakazu Tsuji
Idea
Akinari Ueda
Original Story
Editing
Sound
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Iwao Ôtani
Sound Recordist
Akira Suzuki
Sound Recordist
Tamekichi Mochizuki
Original Music Composer
Production
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Costume Design
Shima Yoshizane
Costume Design
Yoshiya Fukuyama
Makeup Artist
Ritsu Hanai
Hairstylist
Art
Lighting