The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)
1955 · 1h 39m · History, Drama
Genres: History, Drama
A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration.
Director: Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writers: Kaneto Shindō
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Yoshio Miyajima
Cast
Chiyonosuke AzumaNobuko OtowaChōjūrō KawarasakiSumiko HidakaEijirō KataokaKunitarō KawarasakiShizue KawarazakiYuriko TashiroTaiji TonoyamaYoshizaburo ArashiShônosuke IchikawaYuji KamishiroMore like this
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