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Ejima and Ikushima
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Ejima and Ikushima

1955-10-30 · 126 min · Not rated

Drama

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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Directors
Hideo Ōba
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

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Chikage AwashimaChikage Awashima絵島
Ichikawa Danjūrō XI生島新五郎
Mitsuko KusabueMitsuko Kusabue宇津
Mieko TakamineMieko Takamine月光院
Kuniko MiyakeKuniko Miyake天英院
Ichikawa Sadanji III家宣
小林きよし家継
阪東彦三郎紀州公吉宗
Teiji TakahashiTeiji Takahashi間部越前守
Tatsuya IshiguroTatsuya Ishiguro新井白石
Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi土屋相模守
Joji KaiedaJoji Kaieda秋本但馬守
Kōmei MinamiKōmei Minami安藤志摩守
Akitake KōnoAkitake Kōno奥山好竹院
Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata山田宗円
Yatsuko Tan'amiYatsuko Tan'ami宮路
Kyōko Kusajima梅山
Yōko Kozono友音
高木悠子小のぶ
Sadako SawamuraSadako Sawamura玉椿

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