The film adaptation of the famous tragic love story of the young samurai Shirai Gonpachi and the beautiful courtesan Komurasaki.
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Cast
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Tōjūrō Sakata IV
Shirai Gonpachi
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Sonezaki Shinjū
Mariko Okada
Komurasaki
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Kimiyoshi Yasuda Director · Kazuo Funahashi Screenplay Goro Nishi Composer
First release February 12, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 白井権八
Production
TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
白井権八
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 12, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
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