Hangyakuji ( ja, 反逆児, ''The Conspirator'') is a 1961
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese historical-fiction film directed by Daisuke Ito. It features
Kinnosuke Yorozuya
(November 20, 1932 – March 10, 1997) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born , son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name ('' ...
Saburo Nobuyasu, a young king, has trouble finding happiness and comfort. He feels more upset when he is set for an
arranged marriage
Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents. In some cultures a professional matchmaker may be us ...
with
Tokuhime Tokuhime may refer to:
* Tokuhime (Oda) (徳姫) (1559–1636), daughter of Oda Nobunaga; also known as Gotokuhime
* Tokuhime (Tokugawa) (督姫) (1565–1615), daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu
* (登久姫) (1576–1607), daughter of Matsudaira ...
, who is the daughter of Saburo's worst enemy,
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
. He feels even worse when due to his mother, who is very manipulative to him.
Cast
*
Kinnosuke Nakamura
(November 20, 1932 – March 10, 1997) was a Japanese people, Japanese kabuki actor. Born , son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on hi ...
Ryosuke Kagawa
was a Japanese actor.
His son was child actor Sō Shuntarō. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1928 and 1986. His final film role was in the 1986 film ''Dixieland Daimyō'' directed by Kihachi Okamoto.
Selected filmography
* ''Story ...
as
Ōkubo Tadayo
was a samurai general in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Azuchi–Momoyama period, subsequently becoming a ''Daimyō'' of Odawara Domain in early Edo period, Japan.
Biography
Ōkubo Tadayo was the eldest son of Ōkubo Tadakazu, a her ...
*
Haruko Sugimura
was a Japanese stage and film actress, best known for her appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.
Biography
Sugimura was born in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. After the death of her parents, sh ...
as Tsukiyama
*
Chiyonosuke Azuma
was a Japanese actor and dancer. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1954 to 1993.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Azuma attended the Tokyo University of the Arts, while studying Japanese dance under Bandō Mitsugorō VIII. He joined the Toei studio i ...
as Hattori Haznō
*
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
was a Japanese actor known especially for his work in jidaigeki in film and television. His real name was Kiyoto Monden.
Career
Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring ro ...
as
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
Background
The movie is loosely based on The
Battle of Okehazama
The took place in June 1560 in Owari Province, located in today's Aichi Prefecture. In this battle, the heavily outnumbered Oda clan troops commanded by Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running ...