(Iroha Bayashi)

The Iroha Elegy

Released 11/1/55(Tue) 80minutes Daiei Kyoto B&W Standard

Producer Shin Sakai
Planning Shozaburo Asai
Director Bin Kado
Original Book Rottsupuku Nukada
Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda, Minoru Inuzuka
Photography Yasukazu Takemura
Art Director Seiichi Ota
Lighting Kenichi Okamoto
Sound recording Sachio Unabara
Music Goro Nishi
Cast Azami no Heitaro, Hisako Yamane(Osen), Sachiko Mine(Okiku), Koji Mitsui(Masume no Hanjiro), Mitsusaburo Ramon(Sasori no Genkuro), Sadako Sawamura(Omasa), Shinobu Araki(Yamatoya Riemon)

Heitaro is the only son of Yamatoya.  However, his daily deed are bad, as he is a yakuza. One day he becomes acquainted with Osen.  She is a woman who works at an arrow place.  They are of a congenial temper aments and come to speak about destiny.  Finally, they, who are tried with making a living commit suicide.  However, they are unable to died.

Heitaro reflects deeply goes home, and comes to help work on a house. He sets marriage to cousinly Okiku.  However, a man kidnaps Okiku and tries to crush their marriage.  Unexpectedly, Heitaro kills the man who has kidnapped Okiku returns to the world of the Yakuza.  

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