Reiko Hoshi

Film adaptation of the hit song

Director Watanabe Kunio The first talkie film by Tamagawa Studio Starring Sugi Kyoji as Hosoi Ichikawa Haruyo as Kinuko Hoshi Reiko as Mitsuko Matsumoto Shutaro as boy of liquor shop Uemura Setsuko as landlord widow Kitahara Natsue as hysteric wife Oosaki Kenji as her husband Matsudaira Akira as singer at next door Hanano Kuniko as maid Kawagoe Ippei and Bando Mieshi as old couple Kanbe Hikaru as thief

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

Le 30 janvier 1703, quarante-sept vassaux sous la direction de leur chef Kuranosuke Oishi, tuèrent Kira, un haut dignitaire de la cour du shogun, pour venger leur ancien seigneur Asano, injustement condamné au seppuku deux ans plus tôt.