Ceiling At Utsunomiya
DIRECTED BY: NAKAGAWA NOBUO
STARRING: OGASAWARA HIROSHI, TAMBA TETSURO
While Tokugawa Iemitsu prepares to travel from the Edo capitol to the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, one of his astute spies discovers a possible assassination plot scheduled to take place during the Shogun's stop at Utsunomiya Castle.
This is a wonderfully quaint historical piece and director Nakagawa Nobuo's first ghost tale. 'A Ceiling at Utsunomiya' ushers you into a very well-contained tale of Japanese history, political intrigue, fallible heroes, human emotions and yes, even the supernatural.
Although unusually elaborate in some of its set pieces, 'The Ceiling at Utsunomiya' is similar to many chambara films of its period.
REMASTERED PRINT
1956 - Black & White - FULLSCREEN - 80 MINUTES
JAPANESE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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