Conquest
Brief Synopsis
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Moronao, a provincial governor in 18th-century Japan, is attracted to Kaoyo, the wife of a court magistrate. Moronao commissions a love poem to be written and sent to her, but she returns it with an admonition. He orders the magistrate into combat and begins to plan his seduction of Kaoyo the widow....
Cast & Crew
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Kaneto Shindo
Director
Kyoko Kishida
Kaoyo
Eitaro Ozawa
Nobuko Otowa
Ko Kimura
Taiji Tonoyama
Film Details
Also Known As
Akuto
Release Date
Jan
1966
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: Sep 1966
Production Company
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Distribution Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the Kabuki play-cycle Kanadehon Chushingura by Izumo Takeda, Senryu Namiki and Shoraku Miyoshi (Osaka, 1748).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Synopsis
Moronao, a provincial governor in 18th-century Japan, is attracted to Kaoyo, the wife of a court magistrate. Moronao commissions a love poem to be written and sent to her, but she returns it with an admonition. He orders the magistrate into combat and begins to plan his seduction of Kaoyo the widow. The magistrate, anticipating Moronao's superior strength, takes Kaoyo with him to the battlefield. Moronao is enraged by the magistrate's cleverness and sends his army to kill the magistrate and bring back Kaoyo. To Moronao's chagrin, the army kills Kaoyo and returns with only her head.
Film Details
Also Known As
Akuto
Release Date
Jan
1966
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: Sep 1966
Production Company
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Distribution Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the Kabuki play-cycle Kanadehon Chushingura by Izumo Takeda, Senryu Namiki and Shoraku Miyoshi (Osaka, 1748).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
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Released in Japan in 1965 as Akuto.
