The Tragedy of Bushido

A 16-year-old youth is ordered to commit ritual suicide to follow his deceased lord into death and preserve the honor of his clan. His elder brother's wife, who has raised him as if he were her own child, asks her husband for permission to spend a single night with the young man and teach him the pleasures of the flesh, out of motherly mercy. However, the following day, an official decree is issued to ban suicide through fidelity...

• Eitaro MorikawaDirector
• Eitaro MorikawaScreenplay
• Riichirō ManabeOriginal Music Composer

• Miki MoriCast
• Junichiro YamashitaCast
• Hizuru TakachihoCast
• Fumio WatanabeCast
• Mutsuko SakuraCast
• Sōhei KurataCast
• Sōnosuke OdaCast
• Shichisaburo AmatsuCast
• Haruo InoueCast
• Akio MiyajimaCast
• Tsuneo IkedaCast
• Shōzō OgawaCast