Artwork for Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo
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Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo

1955 1 hour 35 minutes

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An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who never knew his father until the end of his life. Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of Elder Ii Naosuke, grew up with his mother, a former geisha. However, he was refused an engagement to Yae, the daughter of Samanosuke Yoshimura from the Maeda domain of Kaga Province, to whom she tied her future. After this refusal, Tsuruchiyo begins to be interested in the mystery of his birth…

Released

13th March 1955

71 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 35 minutes

Finishes at 5:47am

Directed by

Yasushi Sasaki

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Written by

Tadashi Ogawa

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