Man of the House
MovieTitle | 桃中軒雲右衛門 |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Jun 1, 1936 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Director | Mikio Naruse |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo |
Run time | 73 min. |
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.