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Night Drum

Plot: Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer
Release Date: Tuesday, April 15 1958
66 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Rentaro MikuniRentaro Mikuni. Rentaro Mikuni was 35 in Night Drum as 'Hikokurô Ogura'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Died: Sun, Apr 14 2013
Portrait of Ineko ArimaIneko Arima. Ineko Arima was 26 in Night Drum as 'Otane, Hikokurô's wife'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 03 1932
Portrait of Masayuki MoriMasayuki Mori. Masayuki Mori was 47 in Night Drum as 'Miyaji, the drum teacher'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 13 1911 –
Died: Sun, Oct 07 1973
Portrait of Sumiko HidakaSumiko Hidaka. Sumiko Hidaka was 35 in Night Drum as 'Oyura'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 10 1923 –
Died: Thu, Aug 01 2002
Portrait of Keiko YukishiroKeiko Yukishiro. Keiko Yukishiro was 25 in Night Drum
Birthday: Mon, Mar 20 1933
Portrait of Tomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraoka. Tomoko Naraoka was 28 in Night Drum as 'Orin'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 01 1929 –
Died: Thu, Mar 23 2023
Portrait of Emiko AzumaEmiko Azuma. Emiko Azuma was 33 in Night Drum
Birthday: Sun, Oct 19 1924 –
Died: Fri, Jan 08 2010
Portrait of Kikue MōriKikue Mōri. Kikue Mōri was 54 in Night Drum
Birthday: Tue, Nov 03 1903 –
Died: Mon, Aug 20 2001
Portrait of Shizue NatsukawaShizue Natsukawa. Shizue Natsukawa was 49 in Night Drum
Birthday: Tue, Mar 09 1909 –
Died: Sun, Jan 24 1999
Portrait of Mannosuke NakamuraMannosuke Nakamura. Mannosuke Nakamura was >> in Night Drum
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko. Nobuo Kaneko was 35 in Night Drum
Birthday: Tue, Mar 27 1923 –
Died: Fri, Jan 20 1995
Portrait of Eijirō TōnoEijirō Tōno. Eijirō Tōno was 50 in Night Drum
Birthday: Tue, Sep 17 1907 –
Died: Thu, Sep 08 1994
Portrait of Ichirō SugaiIchirō Sugai. Ichirō Sugai was 50 in Night Drum
Birthday: Wed, Jul 24 1907 –
Died: Sat, Aug 11 1973
Portrait of Yoshi KatōYoshi Katō. Yoshi Katō was 45 in Night Drum
Birthday: Sun, Jan 12 1913 –
Died: Tue, Mar 01 1988
Portrait of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama. Taiji Tonoyama was 42 in Night Drum
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Died: Sun, Apr 30 1989
Portrait of Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi. Eijirō Yanagi was 62 in Night Drum
Birthday: Mon, Sep 16 1895 –
Died: Tue, Apr 24 1984
Portrait of Someshō MatsumotoSomeshō Matsumoto. Someshō Matsumoto was 55 in Night Drum
Birthday: Fri, Mar 20 1903 –
Died: Mon, Aug 12 1985
Portrait of Jun HamamuraJun Hamamura. Jun Hamamura was 52 in Night Drum
Birthday: Wed, Feb 07 1906 –
Died: Wed, Jun 21 1995
Portrait of Ton ShimadaTon Shimada. Ton Shimada was 40 in Night Drum
Birthday: Thu, Oct 25 1917 –
Died: Sun, Nov 07 1965
Portrait of Kōjirō KusanagiKōjirō Kusanagi. Kōjirō Kusanagi was 28 in Night Drum
Birthday: Thu, Sep 19 1929 –
Died: Sun, Nov 11 2007
Portrait of Kōshirō HaradaKōshirō Harada. Kōshirō Harada was >> in Night Drum
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Tadashi ImaiTadashi Imai. Tadashi Imai was 46 in Night Drum as 'Director'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 08 1912 –
Died: Fri, Nov 22 1991
Portrait of Shunichirō NakaoShunichirō Nakao. Shunichirō Nakao was 39 in Night Drum as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 27 1918 –
Died: Fri, Dec 04 1981
Portrait of Akira IfukubeAkira Ifukube. Akira Ifukube was 43 in Night Drum as 'Music Director'
Birthday: Sun, May 31 1914 –
Died: Mon, Feb 06 2006
Portrait of Shinobu HashimotoShinobu Hashimoto. Shinobu Hashimoto was 39 in Night Drum as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1918 –
Died: Thu, Jul 19 2018
Portrait of Kaneto ShindōKaneto Shindō. Kaneto Shindō was 45 in Night Drum as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 22 1912 –
Died: Tue, May 29 2012
Portrait of Tengo YamadaTengo Yamada. Tengo Yamada was 41 in Night Drum as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Sun, May 28 1916 –
Died: Thu, May 14 1998
Portrait of Akikazu KonoAkikazu Kono. Akikazu Kono was >> in Night Drum as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi MizutaniHiroshi Mizutani. Hiroshi Mizutani was 52 in Night Drum as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 17 1906 –
Died: Sun, May 16 1971
Portrait of Monzaemon ChikamatsuMonzaemon Chikamatsu. Monzaemon Chikamatsu would have been no older than >> in Night Drum as 'Original Story'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Sat, Jan 06 1725
Portrait of Mitsuharu HirataMitsuharu Hirata. Mitsuharu Hirata was >> in Night Drum as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masatoshi KugaMasatoshi Kuga. Masatoshi Kuga was >> in Night Drum as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday