29 Apr 1957
Floating Vessel
Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn from parts of the famous Genji monogatari by Lady Murasaki.
Kunisada Chuji
Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dying wish from one of his henchmen, Asataro, to find a decent home for his young nephew, Chuji descends from his hide-out in the mountain, and heads to the city in spite of numerous dangers that await him there.
Top Billed Cast
片岡千恵蔵 Chuji
桜町弘子 
里見浩太朗 
月形龍之介 
柳永二郎 
加賀邦男 
片岡栄二郎 
尾上鯉之助 
月形哲之介 
加藤弘 
進藤英太郎 
浪花千栄子 
堺駿二 
市川百々之助 星十郎 
薄田研二 Kunio Hikita 水野浩 Noboru Umezawa 
Koji Arima
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