The Beauty and the Dragon
1955•1h 39m•10.0•Released
HistoryDrama
A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration.
Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writer
Kaneto Shindō
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Toei Company
Cast
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Nobuko Otowa
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Sumiko Hidaka
Eijirō Kataoka
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Shizue Kawarazaki
Yuriko Tashiro
Taiji Tonoyama
Yoshizaburo Arashi
Shônosuke Ichikawa
Yuji Kamishiro
Kikunojo Segawa
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Production
Company
Toei Company
Producer
Tengo Yamada
Producer
Hisao Itoya
Producer
Yasumasa Omori
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