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Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy (1968)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Teruo Ishii
Writer : Teruo Ishii, Kōzō Uchida

Synopsis

A tragic love story involving the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who became one of his concubines.

Actors

Teruo Yoshida
Teruo Yoshida
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Fumiko Miura
Fumiko Miura
Midaidokoro Nobuko
Kyoko Mikage
Kyoko Mikage
Omitsu
Yuriko Mishima
Yuriko Mishima
Yukioka
Masako Arisawa
Masako Arisawa
Madenokoji
Takako Uchida
Takako Uchida
Sadako
Yoshiko Nakamura
Yoshiko Nakamura
Oh Ranfan
Oh Ranfan
Aguri
Keiko Kuni
Keiko Kuni
Tokiwai
Yōko Mihara
Yōko Mihara
Oden-no-kata
Yukie Kagawa
Yukie Kagawa
Osayo
Kemi Ichiboshi
Kemi Ichiboshi
Osawa
Kazuko Takatori
Kazuko Takatori
Ochika
Naomi Tani
Naomi Tani
Okinu
Noriko Tatsumi
Noriko Tatsumi
Oshino
Ai Minose
Ai Minose
Mari Iwai
Mari Iwai
Oriki
Kako Tachibana
Kako Tachibana
Omachi
Rika Koyanagi
Rika Koyanagi
Okoto
Kozue Katori
Kozue Katori
Okaji
Keiko Kayama
Keiko Kayama
O-Yuki
Kôji Nanbara
Kôji Nanbara
Yanagisawa Dewa-no-kami
Asao Koike
Asao Koike
Makino Bingo-no-kami

Crews

Teruo Ishii
Teruo Ishii
Director
Sakae Iwasaki
Sakae Iwasaki
Original Story
Teruo Ishii
Teruo Ishii
Screenplay
Kōzō Uchida
Kōzō Uchida
Screenplay
Seiji Yada
Seiji Yada
Art Direction
Masao Yagi
Masao Yagi
Original Music Composer
Tadao Kanda
Tadao Kanda
Editor
Sadaji Yoshida
Sadaji Yoshida
Director of Photography
Takeo Hasegawa
Takeo Hasegawa
Lighting Technician
Hiroo Nozu
Hiroo Nozu
Sound Recordist
Misao Arai
Misao Arai
Assistant Director

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