We are now in the early 18th century, the Kyouhou era, when the merchant culture was flourishing. In Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo, there is a popular courtesan with good looks and character, called Usugumo. She in fact is a daughter of a Christianized prostitute and Tokugawa Yoshimune (who was a real historical character and the 8th Shogun of Japan), but the power struggle in these times doesn't allow her to be with her father. Her fate is about to change when she meets the blond haired thief, Kikunosuke. With Kikunosuke, a doctor named Aoto Touichirou, who uses the yet unfamiliar Western medicine, and her pet cat, Kotetsu, Usugumo forms a thief group, the Kikugumi. In the meanwhile, a member of a mysterious group appears, aiming for Usugumo...
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
5 people
Noriko Hidaka
Usugumo (voice)
Known for
Death Note
My Neighbor Totoro
Koichi Yamadera
Kikunosuke Bentenyama (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Nobuaki Fukuda
Shigeyoshi (voice)
Known for
Haikyu!!
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Daiki Nakamura
Kawarabanya (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Gurren Lagann
Akimasa Omori
Suzaku (voice)
Known for
Ninja Scroll
Black Lagoon
Koichi Chigira Director · Mami Watanabe Writer Hitoshi Yamaguchi Cinematographer
First release July 23, 1993 · Produced in Japan · Production Shueisha
Production
Madhouse
Production
Shueisha
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
お江戸はねむれない！
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 23, 1993
Physical
No release date listed for United States.
More from Koichi Chigira
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Sleepless Oedo
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
X
Movie · 1996
Ninja Scroll
Movie · 1993
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Movie · 2002
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
Movie · 1991
Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram
Movie · 2020
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
Movie · 2015