Japan
Cast: Hayashi Narutoshi, Ichikawa Raizō, Ishiguro Tatsuya, Kogure Michiyo, Kōno Akitake, Kuga Yoshiko, Nakamura Tamao, Natsume Shunji Feature Film
Original Title: 新・平家物語
Director: Mizoguchi Kenji
Writers: Narusawa Masashige, Tsuji Kyūchi, Yoda Yoshikata, Yoshikawa Eiji
Cinematographers: Miyagawa Kazuo, Sugiyama Kōhei
Composers: Hayasaka Fumio, Satō Masaru
Set in 12th century Kyoto, Mizoguchi’s colour photographed, rousingly scored historical epic depicts the rising tensions between the three dominant societal forces – the samurai of The Taira Clan, the monks of The Hiei Monastery, and the government of the Emperor – centring upon a young samurai Kiyomori, whose questionable parentage puts a human face on any potential conflict. Iain.Stott
