Man of the House

Overview

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.

Cast

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Kumoemon Tochuken

N/A

Chikako Hosokawa

Otsuma

Sachiko Chiba

Chidori

Kamatari Fujiwara

Shogetsu

N/A

Kaoru Itō

Sentaro

Masao Mishima

Kurata

N/A

Asataro Ichikawa

Takiemon

Yoshio Kosugi

Toun

N/A

Kō Mihashi

Isono

N/A

Shin Date

Akiba

Eitarō Ozawa

N/A

Shoji Maruyama