Legend of the Taira Clan ( Shin heike monogatari ) ( The Sacrilegious Hero )

Legend of the Taira Clan (DVD) (*)

$50.99

Original Title: Shin heike monogatari
Alternate Title: The Sacrilegious Hero
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
107 min + 150 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Biographies
Collectors Edition
Documentary
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Kenji Mizoguchi

Written By:
Masashige Narusawa
Kyûchi Tsuji

Actors:
Narutoshi Hayashi ..... Taira Torodai
Raizô Ichikawa ..... Taira Kiyomori
Tatsuya Ishiguro ..... Fujiwara no Tokinobu
Michiyo Kogure ..... Yasuko
Akitake Kôno ..... Heiroku
Yoshiko Kuga ..... Tokiko
Tamao Nakamura ..... Shigeko
Shunji Natsume ..... Emperor Toba
Ichijirô Oya ..... Taira no Tadamori
Mitsusaburô Ramon ..... Ryokan
Kunitaro Sawamura ..... Joku
Koreya Senda ..... Banboku
Eitarô Shindô ..... Carpenter
Ichirô Sugai ..... Emperor Shirakawa
Eijirô Yanagi

Synopsis:

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.

Medieval drama about the samurai and emperor class.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 26 June, 2009.

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