Night Drum

Synopsis

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.

Main Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Hikokurô Ogura

Age : 90 | Popularity : 6%

Ineko Arima

Otane, Hikokurô's wife

Age : 92 | Popularity : 7%

Masayuki Mori

Miyaji, the drum teacher

Age : N/A | Popularity : 26%

Sumiko Hidaka

Oyura

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Keiko Yukishiro

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Tomoko Naraoka

Orin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 44%

Emiko Azuma

Age : 85 | Popularity : 4%

Kikue Mōri

Age : 97 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Shinobu Hashimoto Kaneto Shindō
	Original Story	Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Production	Executive Producer	Tengo Yamada
Camera	Director of Photography	Shunichirō Nakao
Crew	Sound Recordist	Masatoshi Kuga
Editing	Editor	Akikazu Kono
Art	Art Direction	Hiroshi Mizutani
Sound	Music Director	Akira Ifukube
Directing	Director	Tadashi Imai
Lighting	Lighting Technician	Mitsuharu Hirata
Department	Role	Name

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