Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo
1955, Japanese. Directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who never knew his father until the end of his life. Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of Elder Ii Naosuke, grew up with his mother, a former geisha. However, he was refused an engagement to Yae, the daughter of Samanosuke Yoshimura from the Maeda domain of Kaga Province, to whom she tied her future. After this refusal, Tsuruchiyo begins to be interested in the mystery of his birth…
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 13 March 1955
- Original title
- 侍ニッポン 新納鶴千代
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tadashi Ogawa
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What Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo is based on
Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo is based on Samurai Nippon, a 1931 novel by Jirōmasa Gunji.
Novel · 1931
Samurai Nippon
By Jirōmasa Gunji
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Who directed Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo?
Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo (1955) was directed by Yasushi Sasaki and stars Chiyonosuke Azuma, Yuriko Tashiro, Sanae Takasugi.
What is Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo based on?
Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo is based on Samurai Nippon, a 1931 novel by Jirōmasa Gunji.