Man of the House

This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.

6

73 min

Cast

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

as Kumoemon Tochuken

Chikako Hosokawa

as Otsuma

Sachiko Chiba

as Chidori

Kamatari Fujiwara

as Shogetsu

Kaoru Itō

as Sentaro

Masao Mishima

as Kurata

Asataro Ichikawa

as Takiemon

Yoshio Kosugi

as Toun

Kō Mihashi

as Isono

Shin Date

as Akiba

Eitarō Ozawa

Shoji Maruyama

Hisashi Sumikawa

Director

Mikio Naruse