History · Japan · 1955 · 1h 39m

The Beauty and the Dragon

美女と怪龍

The Beauty and the Dragon poster
Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Cast
Chiyonosuke Azuma as Nobuko Otowa as Chōjūrō Kawarasaki as Sumiko Hidaka as Eijirō Kataoka as Kunitarō Kawarasaki as
Crew
Yoshio Miyajima — Director of Photography Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Writer Hisao Itoya — Producer Tengo Yamada — Producer Yasumasa Omori — Producer
Synopsis

​A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration.

Trailer The Beauty and the Dragon — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Kōzaburō Yoshimura Director Yoshio Miyajima Director of Photography Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Writer Hisao Itoya Producer Tengo Yamada Producer Yasumasa Omori Producer Takashi Marumo Production Design
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