Ejima and Ikushima (絵島生島) 68 years old

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.

Credits

Tatsuya Ishiguro as

Koji Mitsui as

Kuniko Miyake as

Yatsuko Tan'ami as

Mieko Takamine as

Kyôko Kusajima as

Ejima and Ikushima Cast

Name	Character
Tatsuya Ishiguro He was 44, 54 years old when he died
Koji Mitsui was 17, 5 years old when died
Kuniko Miyake She was 39, 76 years old when she died
Yatsuko Tan'ami She was 31, now 100 years old
Mieko Takamine She was 36, 71 years old when she died
Kyôko Kusajima
Chikage Awashima She was 31, 87 years old when she died
Teiji Takahashi He was 29, 33 years old when he died

Ejima and Ikushima Crew

Name	Department

Ejima and Ikushima (68 years)

Release day: Sunday, October 30, 1955
Runtime: 126 minutes