花笠太鼓 (1956)

In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works as a delivery boy for the caterer "Yaoyorozu." His brother, Chōjirō, who disliked being a plasterer, ran away from home and became a subordinate of the yakuza Yamashita no Gonsuke. On a delivery, Sanshirō catches a vagrant child, Erippē, stealing a flower hairpin from Ochiyo, the daughter of the wealthy merchant Narumiyaya Bunzaimon. Impressed by Sanshirō's character, Bunzaimon considers him as a potential son-in-law for Ochiyo, who admires Sanshirō.

Cast

えりっペ
おくら
けん坊
鳴海屋文左衛門
番頭善平
蝮の大八
犬塚半九郎
おはる
八百鶴の鶴吉
七軒町の太十
石出帯刀
囚人徳兵衛
牢名主宗右衛門
お千代
山下の権蔵
板前雄公
駕篭屋助八
駕篭屋権二

Crew

Original Story
Cinematography
Art Direction
Recording Supervision
Lighting Director
Costume Design