Man of the House

This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.

Directed by Mikio Naruse

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Cast

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Kumoemon Tochuken

Chikako Hosokawa

Otsuma

Sachiko Chiba

Chidori

Kamatari Fujiwara

Shogetsu

Kaoru Itō

Sentaro

Masao Mishima

Kurata

Asataro Ichikawa

Takiemon

Yoshio Kosugi

Toun

Kō Mihashi

Isono

Shin Date

Akiba

Eitarō Ozawa

Shoji Maruyama

Hisashi Sumikawa

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