Ejima and Ikushima
1955•2h 6m•Released
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.
Director
Hideo Ōba
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Shochiku
Cast
Chikage Awashima
絵島
Ichikawa Danjūrō XI
生島新五郎
Mitsuko Kusabue
宇津
Mieko Takamine
月光院
Kuniko 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 Takahashi
間部越前守
Tatsuya Ishiguro
新井白石
Eijirō Yanagi
土屋相模守
Joji Kaieda
秋本但馬守
Kōmei Minami
安藤志摩守
Akitake Kōno
奥山好竹院
Isao Yamagata
山田宗円
Production
Company
Shochiku
Producer
白井和夫
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