Summary Iori, a 16-year-old boy, is forced to commit "seppuku" (ritual suicide) to follow his late sovereign in death and thus preserve the honor of his samurai clan. His older brother's wife, Oko, who raised Iori as if he were her own son, asks her husband's permission to spend a night with the young man and teach him, out of maternal mercy, the art of pleasures of the flesh. However, the next day, an official decree is issued, surprising everyone involved. View more details
Directed : Eitarô Morikawa
Written : Eitarô Morikawa
Stars : Fumio Watanabe Hizuru Takachiho Mutsuko Sakura Miki Mori
Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 29, 1960
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Shochiku
Summary Iori, a 16-year-old boy, is forced to commit "seppuku" (ritual suicide) to follow his late sovereign in death and thus preserve the honor of his samurai clan. His older brother's wife, Oko, who raised Iori as if he were her own son, asks her husband's permission to spend a night with the young man and teach him, out of maternal mercy, the art of pleasures of the flesh. However, the next day, an official decree is issued, surprising everyone involved. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 29, 1960
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Shochiku
