Directed by Daisuke Itô.
Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.
Takebayashi
An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him to consider selling his attractive, desirable daughter to a suitor she doesn't love.
Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.
A boatman's relationships with his mother and fiancee are disrupted when he is conscripted to fight in China.
