72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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TOCHUKEN KUMOEMON / KUMOEMON TOCHUKEN

MIKIO NARUSE
Japan      73 m.
Synopsis
After an eight-year acting tour of the country, Kumoemon falls in love with a geisha, becomes famous and leaves the wife who had stood by him through all the hard times. Falling suddenly seriously ill and about to die, his wife mumbles bitter criticisms about his betrayal. Realising the pain he has caused her, Kumoemon pays the woman a posthumous tribute.
Director
MIKIO NARUSE
Screenplay
Mikio Naruse
Photography
Hiroshi Suzuki
Music
Noboru Ito
Cast
Ryunosuke Tsukigata (Kumoemon), Chikako Hosokawa (Otsuma), Sachiko Chiba (Chidori), Kamatari Fujiwara (Shogetsu)
Running Time
73 m.
Country
Japan
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