
Okazaki Domain samurai Inaba Gotaro accidentally killed a superior while trying to save his beloved geisha, Ko-en. On the run, they were rescued by the actor Nakamura Utaemon, but Ko-en was taken by the Hatamoto, Ono Issai. Gotaro, who fell off a cliff, was saved by the Dutch-trained doctor, Shibarai Ryokai, and his daughter Oume. While traveling to Edo, they met Utaemon in Mishima, who was suffering from a serious eye disease. Ryokai’s treatment saved Utaemon from blindness, and a strong friendship was formed among the three.
Directed by Seiichi Fukuda
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August 10, 1955
1h 43m
Japanese

Kōkichi Takada
Gotaro Inaba / Kinshiro Toyama
Nakamura Jakuemon IV
Nakamura Utaemon

Denjirō Ōkōchi
Ryokai Shiba

Yumiko Miyagino
Oume

Shinobu Asaji
Ko-en

Jūshirō Konoe
Jinsuke

Keiko Kishi
Otae
Shin Nakahara
Kameyoshi
南喜久治
金太

Ryōsuke Kagawa
Nakatsu

Fujio Suga
Ohno Itsai

Joji Kaieda
Matsudaira

Junzaburō Ban
Toda
Shuhei Yamada
Disciple

Jotaro Togami
Tago
Jinichi Amano
Makita
Toshio Nogi
Genjuro Sugikawa
Isao Ubukata
Nishimura Chohei
Koji Murata
Jubei Tanizawa
Hinode Nishikawa
Odawara