Genzō Murakami — Playwright (7)

TV

Akō Rōshi (1964)
赤穂浪士 WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: 赤穂浪士 / 赤穗浪士 …
"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after attempting to kill Lord Kira. Once the retainers hear about their Lord's death, they sacrifice their lives to regain the honor of their former master.

Movie

Street of Ronin (1957)
浪人街 IMDb TMDB Douban
other title: 浪人街 / Rônin-gai
Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.

Movie

Lone Wolf Isazo (1968)
ひとり狼 Douban
other title: 一匹狼 / ひとり狼 …
Isazo (Ichikawa Raizo), often called ‘The Ripper’, is a living legend in the world of the Yakuza. Known for his swordsmanship and bravery, but also for his polite manners, and gifted talent in gambling. One late fall, while staying at an inn near Fukushima, Isazo befriends a young boy whose mother turns out to be his old love Yoshino, with whom he was unable to marry due to the class differences between them.

Movie

次郎長三国志 第一部 次郎長売出す (1952)
Douban
牧野正博 actor: 小堀明男 / 若山节子 …
片名罗马字应为Jirochô sangokushi: Jirochô uridasu imdb上没有对应的(对应于此imdb编号的片名为nagurikomi kôjinyama,即 殴込み荒神山,没有这部片子的),但按上映日期应为此部。

Movie

佐佐木小次郎 (1950)
佐々木小次郎 Douban
稻垣浩 actor: 大谷友右衛門
other title: 佐々木小次郎 / Sasaki Kojiro
原作は、朝日新聞連載の村上元三の小説『佐々木小次郎』で、森田信義が東宝との提携によって製作、「二十歳前後」の松浦健郎と、演出の稲垣浩、原作者村上元三の三人の共同による脚色、「群盗南蛮船」に次ぐ稲垣浩の作品である。出演者は、歌舞伎の大谷友右衞門が小次郎に扮し、「鬼あざみ」の山根寿子、「帰郷(1950)」の徳大寺伸、「雪夫人絵図(1950)」の浜田百合子、「ごろつき船」の月形龍之介、「カルメン故郷に帰る」の高峰秀子、宝塚から起用の宮城野由美子、その他山本礼三郎、藤原釜足、柳永二郎、東野英治郎などの芸達者な助演者がならんでいる。