Shin Heike Monogatari (Taira Clan Saga) (The Taira Clan) (1955)
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Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori (Raizo Ichikawa) who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the… More Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori (Raizo Ichikawa) who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the Minamoto clan and their bid for power. Battles and intrigue abound, as the puppet Emperor and Buddhist monks take sides in the power struggle. At issue is Kiyomori's parentage, not an unusual problem for the nobility in that era where clandestine liaisons among courtiers and the upper classes were common. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Written By
- Masashige Narusawa, Kyûchi Tsuji
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 21, 1955 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Majestically sweeping
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Cast
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Raizô Ichikawa
as Taira Kiyomori
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Michiyo Kogure
as Mother
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Tatsuya Ishiguro
as Fujiwara no Tokinobu
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Akitake Kono
as Heiroku
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Yoshiko Kuga
as Tokiko
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Tamao Nakamura
as Shigeko
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Ichijirô Oya
as Taira no Tadamori
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Mitsusaburô Ramon
as Ryokan
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Eitaro Shindo
as Banboku
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Ichiro Sugai
as Carpenter
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Eijirô Yanagi
as Emperor Shirakawa
- Narutoshi Hayashi
