The Kuroda Affair
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This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As his clan’s new leader, Tadayuki, becomes increasingly militant in his opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate, Daizen is forced to reconcile his loyalty to the clan with his loyalty to Tadayuki, who seems dead set on entangling the clan in destructive conflict. The Kuroda Affair’s mise-en-scène is said to have influenced future Toei director Eiichi Kudo. The film also features two of the greatest stars of Japanese period cinema, Chiezo Kataoka and Ryutaro Otomo.
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Chiezo Kataoka
Kuriyama Daizen
Also in
13 Assassins
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Ryutaro Otomo
Takenaka Unemenokami
Also in
Castle of Owls
Festival of Swordsmen
Tomu Uchida
Sadaji Yoshida
Hajime Takaiwa
Eijirō Kataoka
Kuroda Tadayuki
Also in
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Hero of the Red Light District
Taichirô Kosugi
Kokuten Kōdō
Kuroda Nagamasa
Known for
Seven Samurai
Throne of Blood
Kōji Nanbara
Kurahashi Jutayu
Known for
Branded to Kill
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Kensaku Hara
Benzo
Known for
Osaka Elegy
Kenji Susukida
Doi Toshikatsu
Also in
Magic Boy
Tuition
Mitsuko Miura
Suo
Known for
The 47 Ronin
Tomu Uchida Director · Hajime Takaiwa Writer Sadaji Yoshida Cinematographer
First release January 8, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 黒田騒動
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
黒田騒動
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 8, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
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