Movie·1955·1h 39m
The Beauty and the Dragon
Directed By
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 美女と怪龍
A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration.
Written By
Kaneto Shindō
Producer
Hisao Itoya, Tengo Yamada
Cinematography
Yoshio Miyajima
Music
Akira Ifukube
Themes
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Cast
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Nobuko Otowa
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Sumiko Hidaka
Eijirō Kataoka
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Shizue Kawarazaki
Yuriko Tashiro
Taiji Tonoyama
Yoshizaburo Arashi
Shônosuke Ichikawa
Yuji Kamishiro
Kikunojo Segawa
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
// crew
Crew
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
Yoshio Miyajima
Director of Photography
Hisao Itoya
Producer
Tengo Yamada
Producer
Yasumasa Omori
Producer
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
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