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Taira Clan Saga
Overview
Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.
Director and cast
- Kenji Mizoguchi Director
- Raizō Ichikawa as Taira Kiyomori
- Yoshiko Kuga as Tokiko
- Naritoshi Hayashi as Taira Torodai
- Michiyo Kogure as Yasuko
- Ichijirō Oya as Taira no Tadamori
- Tatsuya Ishiguro as Fujiwara no Tokinobu
- Akitake Kōno as Heiroku
- Tamao Nakamura as Shigeko
- Shunji Natsume as Emperor Toba
- Mitsusaburō Ramon as Ryokan
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