Drama ·History · Japan · 1955 · 1h 48m

Taira Clan Saga

新・平家物語

Taira Clan Saga poster
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa as Taira Kiyomori Yoshiko Kuga as Tokiko Naritoshi Hayashi as Taira Torodai Michiyo Kogure as Yasuko Ichijirō Oya as Taira no Tadamori Tatsuya Ishiguro as Fujiwara no Tokinobu
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Kōhei Sugiyama — Director of Photography Kanji Suganuma — Editor Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Tamekichi Mochizuki — Original Music Composer
Synopsis

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookkyoto, japanjidaigekifeudal japan12th centuryfather son relationshipheian periodjapanese politicsjapanese history
Key Collaborators
Kenji Mizoguchi Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Kōhei Sugiyama Director of Photography Kanji Suganuma Editor Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Tamekichi Mochizuki Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay Masashige Narusawa Screenplay Hisakazu Tsuji Screenplay Eiji Yoshikawa Novel Masaichi Nagata Producer
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