The Taira Clan Saga
1955 · Movie · 108 min. · Japan
Set in 12th Century Japan against a rich social and political background, TALES OF THE TAIRA CLAN is an epic tale of power struggles, family drama, and human frailty. Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But because the high courtiers dislike career soldiers gaining power and influence, they ignore the will of ex-Emperor Toba and refuse to reward the captain. Reward recommender Lord Tokinobu is punished, and the captain sends his son Kiyomori to the Lord's residence, where he falls in love with Tokiko, the Lord's daughter. Meanwhile, Kiyomori finds out that he is possibly the ex-Emperor's son...
Direction Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast Narutoshi Hayashi · Raizô Ichikawa · Tatsuya Ishiguro · Akitake Kôno · Michiyo Kogure · Yoshiko Kuga · Tamao Nakamura · Shunji Natsume · Ichijirô Oya · Mitsusaburô Ramon · Koreya Senda · Eitarô Shindô · Ichiro Sugai · Eijirô Yanagi
Soundtrack Fumio Hayasaka · Masaru Satô
Screenplay Masashige Narusawa · Kyûchi Tsuji · Yoshikata Yoda · Eiji Yoshikawa
Cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa · Kohei Sugiyama
Original title Shin heike monogatari (The Taira Clan Saga)
Also known as Taira Clan Saga · The Taira Clan
7.2
242 votes (FilmAffinity)
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