Hana no shôgai
3h 2m

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend, the Kokugaku scholar Nagano Shuzen, introduced him to a captivating shamisen master named Murayama Taka. Naosuke became deeply infatuated with her, disregarding the jealousy of his consort Shizu and the warnings of his senior retainer, Gaiji. However, upon discovering Taka's relationship with Shuzen, Naosuke promptly ended his ties with her.
Cast

Matsumoto Hakuō I
井伊直弼

Ichirō Arishima
井伊直亮

Kōkichi Takada
長野主膳

Tomiemon Otomo
三浦北庵

Kenji Susukida
犬塚外記

Yoshito Yamaji
岡本半介

Keijirō Morozumi
中村長平
Koji Nakata
星野新蔵
Mitsuo Nagata
宇津木翼

Kodayu Ichikawa
水戸齋昭
Mitsugu Terashima
尾張大納言

Ushio Akashi
松平越前守

Joji Kaieda
本多越中守

Eijirō Yanagi
阿部伊勢守

Akira Yamanouchi
松平若狭守
リチャード・シュウィガ
ハリス
オースティン・ラドリゴ
ヒュースケン

Tōru Abe
通訳

Shin Tokudaiji
九條関白

Jotaro Togami
有村治左衛門
Yatarō Kitagami
関鉄之助

Koji Tsuruta
大関和七郎
Yuji Kawakita
森六五郎
Eiji Wakasugi
稲田重蔵

Tatsuya Mihashi
黒沢忠三郎
Akitake Kōno
多田一郎

Minoru Ōki
多田帯刀

Chikage Awashima
村山たか女

Yumeji Tsukioka
佐登

Michiko Ikuno
志津

Reiko Kitami
昌子

Chizuru Kitagawa
萩栄
Mitsuru Chiaki
園

Chikako Miyagi
黒沢登幾子

Michiko Saga
雪野太夫
Eiichi Nozawa
俵屋和助
Crew
Tatsuo Ōsone
Director

Toshio Yasumi
Adaptation
Hideo Ishimoto
Cinematography
大谷隆三
Producer
高村潔
Producer
Kōichirō Ogura
Production Assistant
高木貢一
Production Assistant
大谷竹次郎
Production Controller
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Costume Design
村田政雄
Lighting Director
Shigeo Terada
Lighting Director
Seiichi Suzuki
Music
福安雅春
Recording Supervision
Seiichi Funahashi
Original Story
Hiroshi Mizutani
Art Direction