An Heir's Place
1953, Japanese. Directed by Daisuke Itō.
This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by Hasegawa Kuzuo who went on to become familiar among Ichikawa Kon fans as Yukinojo in An Actor's Revenge, which was also co-written by Ito, adding to the relatedness of An Heir's Place.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 3 June 1953
- Original title
- 獅子の座
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Daisuke Itō, Sumie Tanaka
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An Heir's Place runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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An Heir's Place isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 June 1953. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed An Heir's Place?
An Heir's Place (1953) was directed by Daisuke Itō and stars Kazuo Hasegawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yūji Hori.