Taka, the daughter of Naniwa-ya, a longtime Osaka store owner, married Kichisaburo Kawashima-ya, the son of a kimono wholesaler. Her husband just tried to play with her like a sweet candy, but Taka fell in love with him. One day, the father-in-law suddenly dies, and the Kawashima-ya family fortune is rapidly changing. However, the depravity of Kichisaburo does not subside...
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Chieko Baisho
Taka
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Weathering with You
Senjaku Nakamura
Kichisaburo
Also in
The Living Koheiji
Last Days of the Samurai
Takashi Yamaguchi
Gohei
Also in
Heaven and Earth
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Shoichi Ozawa
Gamakuchi
Known for
The Pornographers
The Ballad of Narayama
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rihei
Known for
Floating Weeds
The Lower Depths
Hideya Kojima
Riichi
Also in
Dynamite Don-Don
Yoshiko Kayama
Chiyo
Known for
Three Outlaw Samurai
Mitsuyo Kamei
Shino
Also in
Haunted Castle
Sworn Brothers
Jiro Takada
Yonesuke
No other roles listed
Chieko Naniwa
Kin
Known for
Throne of Blood
Sansho the Bailiff
Ushio Akashi
Yoshita
Known for
Twenty-Four Eyes
Hiroshi Tachihara
Taichi
Also in
The South Sea Wolf
Yagyu Chronicles 3: The Valley of Outlaws
Hideo Ōba Director · Takao Yanai Screenplay Hikaru Hayashi Composer
First release September 15, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Original title 横堀川
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Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
横堀川
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 15, 1966
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