In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.
Director: Sadao Yamanaka
Cast: Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura, Shizue Kawarazaki, Noboru Kiritachi, Sensho Ichikawa, Kō Mihashi, Tsuruzo Nakamura, Sukezō Sukedakaya
In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.
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In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbrok…
1h 26m
August 25, 1937
Sadao Yamanaka
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura, Shizue Kawarazaki
Drama, History
Yes, on Criterion Channel and Fandor