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Night Drum

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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…

DirectorTadashi Imai
WritersShinobu Hashimoto·Kaneto Shindō
ProducerTengo Yamada

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Streaming in 3 other countries

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Cast · Directed by Tadashi Imai

RMRentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Hikokurô Ogura
IAIneko Arima
Ineko Arima
Otane, Hikokurô's wife
MMMasayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Miyaji, the drum teacher
SHSumiko Hidaka
Sumiko Hidaka
Oyura
KYKeiko Yukishiro
Keiko Yukishiro
TNTomoko Naraoka
Tomoko Naraoka
Orin
EAEmiko Azuma
Emiko Azuma
KM
Kikue Mōri
SNShizue Natsukawa
Shizue Natsukawa
MN
Mannosuke Nakamura
NKNobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

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