Winter Camellia

Winter Camellia — Plot

Rinzou tries to pressure Gosuke into marrying his daughter, Osumi, to him to make up for his debts. In a chance encounter the father and daughter become acquainted with Asahiko, the Count's heir, and his fiancée, Kimiko, which results in Osumi moving into the Count's villa as a live-in maid. After a night of drinking, celebrating the Doll's Festival/Hinamatsuri, Asahiko jokingly gives a ring to Osumi, who interprets the act as an engagement. The next day she goes to tell her father the news and give him the ring; soon after a drunken Rinzou shows up wanting repayment so Gosuke shows him the ring. Doing so sends Rinzou into a fury and, equipped with a sickle, he heads to the villa! Outline by 畑中蓼坡

• Release date
• April 24, 1921
• Runtime
• 1 min
• Director
• Ryōha Hatanaka

Winter Camellia — Cast

Masao Inoue 水車小屋の主人戸畑伍助 Yaeko Mizutani 伍助の一人娘おすみ

H

Hosaku Yoshida 乗合馬車の禦者川北林造 Minoru Takase 伯爵の嗣子花岡朝彦

C

Chitose Hayashi Ryōtarō Mizushima 伯爵家の家令石塚源之進