花笠太鼓
In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works as a delivery boy for the caterer "Yaoyorozu." His brother, Chōjirō, who disliked being a plasterer, ran away from home and became a subordinate of the yakuza Yamashita no Gonsuke. On a delivery, Sanshirō catches a vagrant child, Erippē, stealing a flower hairpin from Ochiyo, the daughter of the wealthy merchant Narumiyaya Bunzaimon. Impressed by Sanshirō's character, Bunzaimon considers him as a potential son-in-law for Ochiyo, who admires Sanshirō.
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Kōkichi Takada
三四郎
Known for
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Chiemi Eri
えりっペ
Also in
So Young, So Bright
Sazae-san
Achako Hanabishi
八百鶴の鶴吉
Also in
Weak-kneed from Fear of Ghost-Cat
Both You and I
Shoji Nakayama
長次郎
Known for
Ultraseven
Anatahan
Yukiko Ibuki
お千代
Also in
The Young Avenger
Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls
Jūshirō Konoe
山下の権蔵
Also in
Zatoichi Challenged
Seventeen Ninja
都蝶々
お蝶
No other roles listed
Yūji Nanto
板前雄公
Also in
The Blue Sky Maiden
The Domain
A-suke Akita
駕篭屋助八
Also in
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
B-suke Akita
駕篭屋権二
Also in
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
毛利菊夜
おくら
No other roles listed
Akihiko Katayama
半次
Also in
Mother
The Lady of Musashino
Seiichi Fukuda Director · Tatsuro Jinde Story Tadaoto Kainoshō Costume designer
First release August 14, 1956
Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 14, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
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