Beautiful Gonpati (1954)

濡れ髪権八

A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that even surpassed the domain's champion Honjo Sukehichi during a ceremonial match. Though Gonpachi was promised a promotion to samurai status due to his skills, Sukehichi's father Sukezaemon's intervention out of jealousy prevented this. In anger, Gonpachi killed Sukezaemon and, without realizing it, also mistakenly killed Tomoe, his lover's brother Tsushimo Uemon. Following this, he fled to Kyoto, seeking shelter at the "Murasa" inn operated by Uemon's aunt.

Date of release

1954-03-03

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Tatsuo Ōsone

Casting

• Teiji Takahashi — 白井権八
• Michiko Saga — お富津
• Yukiko Shimazaki — 小柴
• Yatarō Kitagami — 本庄助七
• Hiroyuki Nagato — 本庄助八
• Shin Tokudaiji — 津下友右衛門
• Kodayu Ichikawa — 白井庄右衛門
• Jotaro Togami — 本庄助左衛門
• Satoshi Nishida — 仁礼兵庫之助
• Hinode Nishikawa — 芸人松井源水
• Shirō Ōsaka — 桜川小善平
• Chieko Naniwa — およし

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