The Inner Palace Conspiracy

1951•1h 33m

AdventureHistoryMystery

A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka stylishly plays a constantly intoxicated geisha in this all-star entertainment film.

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Shochiku

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Status

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Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Yumekaku Osho

Kinuyo Tanaka

Onaka

Isuzu Yamada

Misawa

Keiji Sada

Shinnosuke Koyanagi

Daisuke Katō

Tajimi

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Honda

Tōru Abe

Older brother Taro Ichi

Minpei Tomimoto

Denemon Shinanoya

Keiko Orihara

daughter Ocho

Kōji Mitsui

Kichitarō

Kan Ishii

Kamekura

Reiko Kitami

wife Otatsu

Hiroshi Aoyama

Aizo Tamashima

Dohachiro Yokochida

Yoshito Yamaji

Yahei Moriyama

Otome Tsukimiya

Okatsu

Kiyoko Hirai

Otsu

Ichirō Sugai

Numata

Toyoko Takahashi

old Osaki

Seizaburō Kawazu

Shimajiro, public servant

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