His Scarlet Cloak

Synopsis

The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among whom is the local governor, a timid creature, who is dominated by his high-born and beautiful wife, who dresses in a scarlet battle-tunic, a sign of his family's military merit around which he fabricates fantastic tales of his prowess in war. During the traditional festival when the villagers are released from observance of all social customs and restrictions, it is permissible for any man to attempt win the favors of the one he loves. However, the timid but romantic governor goes to the length of having the miller arrested to clear the way for his seduction of Osen. But Osen fights off his advances with an old hunting gun and dashes out of the mill. Jimbei, meanwhile, has escaped from jail and dashes home to finds the governor in his bed. Convinced that his wife has been violated, he decides to take an eye for an eye.

Main Cast

Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Ineko Arima

Age : 92 | Popularity : 7%

Kyōko Kagawa

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

Yūnosuke Itō

Age : 60 | Popularity : 11%

Masao Mishima

Age : 67 | Popularity : 4%

Tokue Hanazawa

Age : 89 | Popularity : 3%

Akifumi Inoue

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Ton Shimada

Age : 48 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Satsuo Yamamoto
Writing	Screenplay	Hajime Takaiwa
	Writer	Hajime Takaiwa
	Novel	Junji Kinoshita
Production	Producer	Takero Itō Jiro Kaga
	Associate Producer	Tokuko Miyako Saburo Tateno
Sound	Original Music Composer	Masao Oki
	Sound	Shigeharu Yasue
Art	Production Design	Kazuo Kubo
Camera	Director of Photography	Minoru Maeda
Department	Role	Name

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