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Night Drum a.k.a. The Adulteress is a 1958 Japanese historical drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was written by Kaneto Shindo and Shinobu Hashimoto, based on the 1706 play Horikawa nami no tsuzumi by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Film historians regard Night Drum as one of director Imai's major works.
Original Release
04/15/1958
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rentaro Mikuni | Hikokurô Ogura |
| Ineko Arima | Otane, Hikokurô's wife |
| Masayuki Mori | Miyaji, the drum teacher |
| Sumiko Hidaka | Oyura |
| Keiko Yukishiro | |
| Tomoko Naraoka | Maid Orin / Orin |
| Emiko Azuma | |
| Kikue Môri | Kiku, the grandmother |
| Shizue Natsukawa | Naka |
| Kichiemon Nakamura | Bunroku Ogura |
Directors
Writers
Monzaemon Chikamatsu, Shinobu Hashimoto, Kaneto Shindô
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rentaro Mikuni | Hikokurô Ogura |
| Ineko Arima | Otane, Hikokurô's wife |
| Masayuki Mori | Miyaji, the drum teacher |
| Sumiko Hidaka | Oyura |
| Keiko Yukishiro | |
| Tomoko Naraoka | Maid Orin / Orin |
| Emiko Azuma | |
| Kikue Môri | Kiku, the grandmother |
| Shizue Natsukawa | Naka |
| Kichiemon Nakamura | Bunroku Ogura |
| Nobuo Kaneko | Yukaemon Isobe |
| Eijirô Tôno | Mataemon Kurokawa |
| Ichirô Sugai | Shirobei Ôta |
| Yoshi Katô | Heima Kanze |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Sangobei Masayama |
| Eijirô Yanagi | Toki Yonebayashi |
| Someshô Matsumoto | |
| Jun Hamamura | |
| Ton Shimada | |
| Kôjirô Kusanagi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tengo Yamada | Executive Producer |
| Dai Arakawa | Producer |
| Tengo Yamada | Producer |
