Man of the House (1936)

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.

Released

1936-06-01

Genres

Drama, History

Runtime

73 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Mikio Naruse

TMDB rating

6.3/10 from 3 votes