Drama ·History · Japan · 1958 · 1h 35m

Eight Views of Samurai

浪人八景

Eight Views of Samurai poster
Director
Tai Katō
Cast
Utaemon Ichikawa as Kōtarō Satomi as Yumiko Hasegawa as Keiko Yukishiro as Eitarō Shindō as Takashi Shimura as
Crew
Takeo Itō — Director of Photography Shintarō Miyamoto — Editor Eiichi Yamada — Original Music Composer Hyōgo Suzuki — Screenplay Kiichirō Yamate — Novel Tadaoto Kainoshō — Costume Design
Synopsis

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.

Mood & Themes
roninjidaigekiedo periodfamily dispute任侠時代劇
Key Collaborators
Tai Katō Director Takeo Itō Director of Photography Shintarō Miyamoto Editor Eiichi Yamada Original Music Composer Hyōgo Suzuki Screenplay Kiichirō Yamate Novel Tadaoto Kainoshō Costume Design
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