Man of the House
This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.
Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Chikako Hosokawa, Sachiko Chiba, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kaoru Itō, Masao Mishima, Asataro Ichikawa, Yoshio Kosugi, Ko Mihashi, Shin Date, Eitarō Ozawa, Shoji Maruyama, Hisashi Sumikawa
Crew: Mikio Naruse (Director), Hiroshi Suzuki (Director of Photography), Takeo Kita (Production Design), Noboru Itô (Original Music Composer), Seika Mayama (Novel)