Taira Clan Saga (1955)
Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But because the high courtiers dislike career soldiers gaining power and influence, they ignore the will of ex-Emperor Toba and refuse to reward the captain. Reward recommender Lord Tokinobu is punished, and the captain sends his son Kiyomori to the Lord's residence, where he falls in love with Tokiko, the Lord's daughter. Meanwhile, Kiyomori finds out that he is possibly the ex-Emperor's son... Written by L.H. Wong
Released: Sep 21, 1955
Runtime: 104 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Raizō Ichikawa, Yoshiko Kuga, Naritoshi Hayashi, Michiyo Kogure, Ichijirō Oya, Tatsuya Ishiguro
Crew: Kenji Mizoguchi (Director), Hideo Matsuyama (Production Design), Matsutarō Kawaguchi (Production Design), Masaichi Nagata (Producer), Masanori Kobayashi (Makeup Artist), Hiroshi Mizutani (Art Direction)