Shin Heike Monogatari Movie Review 1955

Mizoguchi's second to last film, in which a deposed Japanese emperor in 1137 endeavors to win back the throne from the current despot, who cannot handle the feudal lawlessness. Acclaimed; his second film in color. In Japanese with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 106 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Royalty, Japan, 4 Bones

Cast

Raizo Ichikawa, Ichijiro Oya, Michiyo Kogure, Eijiro Yanagi, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Yoshiko Kuga

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Producer

Toho Films