Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.

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Cast

Chikage Awashima Chikage Awashima As: 絵島
Ichikawa Danjūrō XI Ichikawa Danjūrō XI As: 生島新五郎
Mitsuko Kusabue Mitsuko Kusabue As: 宇津
Mieko Takamine Mieko Takamine As: 月光院
Kuniko Miyake Kuniko Miyake As: 天英院
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Storyline

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.


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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 30 October 1955

Country: JP

Runtime: 126m

Company Credits

Company: Shochiku

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Cast

Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

絵島

Ichikawa Danjūrō XI

Ichikawa Danjūrō XI

生島新五郎

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

宇津

Mieko Takamine

Mieko Takamine

月光院

Kuniko Miyake

Kuniko Miyake

天英院

Ichikawa Sadanji III

Ichikawa Sadanji III

家宣

小林きよし

小林きよし

家継

阪東彦三郎

阪東彦三郎

紀州公吉宗

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

間部越前守

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

新井白石

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

土屋相模守

Joji Kaieda

Joji Kaieda

秋本但馬守

Kōmei Minami

Kōmei Minami

安藤志摩守

Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

奥山好竹院

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

山田宗円

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

宮路

Kyōko Kusajima

Kyōko Kusajima

梅山

Yōko Kozono

Yōko Kozono

友音

高木悠子

高木悠子

小のぶ

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

玉椿

Shōroku Onoe II

Shōroku Onoe II

市川団十郎

Shigeru Onoe

Shigeru Onoe

山中平九郎

尾上菊蔵

尾上菊蔵

滝井半四郎

市川滝之亟

市川滝之亟

藤村半太夫

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

山村長太夫

Hiroshi Aoyama

Hiroshi Aoyama

清七

尾上多賀之亟

尾上多賀之亟

津賀屋善六

Mitsuo Nagata

Mitsuo Nagata

後藤縫之助

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

岡本五郎右衛門

Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshito Yamaji

谷口新平

Shinobu Araki

Shinobu Araki

老中

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

仙石

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

井口

Tomiemon Otomo

Tomiemon Otomo

吉宗の家臣

Jinichi Amano

Jinichi Amano

津雲

Rintarō Fujima

Rintarō Fujima

阿部豊後守

Directed By

Hideo Ōba

Hideo Ōba

Director

Writing Credits

Takao Yanai

Takao Yanai

Adaptation

Seiichi Funahashi

Seiichi Funahashi

Original Story

Production Crew

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Tadaoto Kainoshō

Tadaoto Kainoshō

Costume Design

Sound

Masayoshi Ikeda

Masayoshi Ikeda

Music

福安賢洋

福安賢洋

Recording Supervision

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

村田政雄

村田政雄

Lighting Technician

市瀬与一郎

市瀬与一郎

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Tatsuo Hamada

Tatsuo Hamada

Art Direction

Other Crew

高村潔

高村潔

Production Controller

Hideo Ishimoto

Hideo Ishimoto

Cinematography

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