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Release Year1955
Runtime2h 06m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorHideo Ōba
WritersHideo Ōba
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsEjima and Ikushima
About Ejima and Ikushima
This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.
Directed by Hideo Ōba, Ejima and Ikushima leans on a strong ensemble — Chikage Awashima, Ichikawa Danjūrō XI, Mitsuko Kusabue — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1955.
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