云雀十八番：弁天小僧
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ひばり十八番 弁天小僧
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Benten kozo
director:
佐々木康
playwright:
Tatsuo Nakada
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Torao Setoguchi
actor:
美空ひばり
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里見浩太郎
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若山富三郎
genre:
Drama
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Action
region:
Japan
language:
Japanese
length: 1h 13m
release date: 1960-01-03
IMDb: tt11107658
ひばり十八番 弁天小僧
Overview
Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display young lads who were essentially for sale to the highest bidder. When Kiku gets fed up with how the temple uses the orphans and wants to leave he gets accused of a double murder and has to flee for his life and liberty.