Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous Kabuki actor. Kikunosuke’s father teaches him professional acting skills, preparing him to become his successor and continue the acting dynasty. However, Kikunosuke leaves his family, much to his father’s dismay, to hone his craft outside of Tokyo and moves to Osaka.

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Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kikunosuke

Chikage Awashima

Otoku

Tamao Nakamura

Otsuru

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Sato

Chieko Naniwa

Omoto

Yataro Kurokawa

Sudayû Sakae

Bontarō Miake

Kan'ya Morita

Eigorō Onoe

Matsusuke Onoe

Tokiko Mita

Kofumi

Ichirō Izawa

Fukusuke Nakamura

Kodayu Ichikawa

Shikan Nakamura

Sawamura Sōjūrō IX

Kikugorô V