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.
Mikio Naruse | Director |
Hiroshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
Takeo Kita | Production Design |
Seika Mayama | Novel |
Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
Jun Yamaguchi | Sound |
Mikio Naruse | Writer |
Noboru Itō | Original Music Composer |