Night Drum (1958)

ALL 04/15/1958 (ja) Drama, History 95 Min
  • Release
    04/15/1958
  • Production
    Gendai Production, Shochiku
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    夜の鼓
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.

  1. Tadashi Imai

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Akikazu Kono

    Editor

  4. Producer



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Night Drum (1958) 95 Min

ALL 04/15/1958 (ja)
Drama, History
  • Release 04/15/1958
  • Production
    Gendai Production, Shochiku
  • Original title 夜の鼓
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.

  1. Tadashi Imai

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Akikazu Kono

    Editor

  4. Producer