Film

The Way of Drama

7.019441h 22mDrama

Director: Mikio Naruse
Year: 1944

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.

Top cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Isuzu Yamada

Roppa Furukawa

Ranko Hanai

Tomosaburō Ii

Eitarō Shindō

Kitsunosuke Bando

Sōji Kiyokawa

Takashi Shimura

Fumio Okura

Gosuke

Zenichiro Kito

Kikuko Hanaoka

Toshiko Itō

Okane

Atsushi Watanabe

Yōnosuke Toba

Directed by

Mikio Naruse

Written by

Toshio Yasumi