The Prodigal Son
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Hiromichi Horikawa
Director
Senjaku Nakamura
Yohei
Ganjiro Nakamura
His father
Eiko Miyoshi
His mother
Kyoko Kagawa
His Sister
Michiyo Aratama
Okichi
Film Details
Also Known As
Onna goroshi abura jigoku
Release Date
Jan
1964
Premiere Information
New York opening: 29 Jan 1964
Production Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Onna-goroshi abura no jigoku by Monzaemon Chikamatsu (1721).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
In 18th-century Japan Yohei, the son of a merchant, takes money from his father's shop in order to court Kogiku, a geisha whose wealthy patron proves to be too much competition for the young man. Desperate for revenge, Yohei is disgraced when his attack on the patron accidentally soils a passing samurai. Now Yohei's creditors demand that he pay his debts, and after his parents refuse to help him, he turns to Okichi, the wife of a fellow trader. As he is pleading to her for aid, his parents arrive at her shop with some money, but the sum is still insufficient. When Okichi refuses to give him more money, the desperate Yohei stabs her to death.
Director
Hiromichi Horikawa
Director
Cast
Senjaku Nakamura
Yohei
Ganjiro Nakamura
His father
Eiko Miyoshi
His mother
Kyoko Kagawa
His Sister
Michiyo Aratama
Okichi
Takako Fujino
Kogiku
Crew
Film Details
Also Known As
Onna goroshi abura jigoku
Release Date
Jan
1964
Premiere Information
New York opening: 29 Jan 1964
Production Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Onna-goroshi abura no jigoku by Monzaemon Chikamatsu (1721).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
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Notes
Released in Japan in 1958 as Onna goroshi abura jigoku.
