江戸いろは祭

江戸いろは祭 — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 22, 1953
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Director
• Kokichi Uchide

江戸いろは祭 — Cast

Kōkichi Takada め組の半次 Mitsuko Yoshikawa 半次の母 Ryūnosuke Tsukigata め組の辰五郎 Isuzu Yamada 女房おなか Chikako Miyagi もみじ屋の小稲 Jotaro Togami 金山徳五郎 Hizuru Takachiho 娘おちせ Ichirō Sugai 赤羽根多仲