During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo Hasegawa) to help him understand the world. Tasuke, who does not know that Takechiyo is the shogun's heir, trains him harshly. Tasuke's wife Naka (Michiko Ai) is concerned about his harsh teaching style, but Takechiyo gains strength day by day and adapts to his new life. Soon, Takechiyo begins secretly talking about love with a city girl named Otoyo (Hitomi Nozoe), but...
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Kazuo Hasegawa
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Gate of Hell
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Known for
Floating Weeds
Hitomi Nozoe
Known for
Floating Weeds
Yataro Kurokawa
Known for
Gate of Hell
Michiko Ai
Known for
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Naritoshi Hayashi
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Tamao Nakamura
Known for
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Rieko Sumi
Known for
Sound of the Mountain
Takashi Shimura
Known for
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Yoichi Funaki
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
Masaya Tsukida
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Sentaro Izumi
Also in
Obsessive Snake
White Snake Woman
Kōji Shima Director · Hideo Oguni Screenplay Seitaro Omori Composer
First release February 12, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Original title 江戸っ子祭
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
江戸っ子祭
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 12, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
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