In the 14th century, Kō no Moronao, a deputy of the Ashikaga shogunate, hears of the beauty of Kaoyo, the wife of samurai Takasada of the Shioji clan. Obsessed with the thought of sleeping with Kaoyo, he instructs his chief chambermaid Jiju to arrange for a tête-à-tête. Jiju has letters in Moronao's name sent to Kaoyo, which first remain unanswered. Afraid to lose her position, Jiju sneaks into Takasada's house and tries to talk Kaoyo into giving in to the deputy's courting. Jiju is caught, confronted with Takasada's and Kaoyo's unconditional love and loyalty for each other. Moronao, furious about the woman's repeated resistance, orders Takasada to join the battles between the Northern and Southern dynasties to have him out of the way. The disobedient Takasada and his followers desert to meet with his wife at a secret place, where he is surrounded by Moronao's men. Takasada and his followers die in the subsequent battle, and Kaoyo has herself killed by family member Munemura. The victorious warriors and Jiju return to Moronao's estate, presenting him Kaoyo's severed head. Moronao is furious because he wanted her alive, not dead. Jiju starts laughing, and the severed head smiles.
^Richie, Donald (1998). "The Film Adaptations". In Boscaro, Adriana; Chambers, Anthony (eds.). A Tanizaki Feast: The International Symposium in Venice. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies. p. 168.
akuto, 悪党, akutō, villain, title, conquest, 1965, japanese, jidaigeki, drama, film, written, directed, kaneto, shindō, based, play, kaoyo, ichirō, tanizaki, akutōoriginal, japanese, film, posterdirected, bykaneto, shindōwritten, bykaneto, shindō, screenplay, i. Akuto 悪党 Akutō lit Villain a U S title Conquest 4 is a 1965 Japanese jidaigeki and drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō 1 2 It is based on the play Kaoyo by Jun ichirō Tanizaki 5 AkutōOriginal Japanese film posterDirected byKaneto ShindōWritten byKaneto Shindō screenplay Jun ichirō Tanizaki play Produced byToshio ItoyaSetsuo NotoTamotsu MinatoKazuo KuwaharaStarringNobuko OtowaKyōko KishidaEitaro OzawaCinematographyKiyomi KurodaEdited byToshio EnokiMusic byHikaru HayashiProductioncompaniesTokyo EigaKindai Eiga KyokaiDistributed byTohoRelease date21 November 1965 1965 11 21 Japan 1 2 Running time119 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksPlot editIn the 14th century Kō no Moronao a deputy of the Ashikaga shogunate hears of the beauty of Kaoyo the wife of samurai Takasada of the Shioji clan Obsessed with the thought of sleeping with Kaoyo he instructs his chief chambermaid Jiju to arrange for a tete a tete Jiju has letters in Moronao s name sent to Kaoyo which first remain unanswered Afraid to lose her position Jiju sneaks into Takasada s house and tries to talk Kaoyo into giving in to the deputy s courting Jiju is caught confronted with Takasada s and Kaoyo s unconditional love and loyalty for each other Moronao furious about the woman s repeated resistance orders Takasada to join the battles between the Northern and Southern dynasties to have him out of the way The disobedient Takasada and his followers desert to meet with his wife at a secret place where he is surrounded by Moronao s men Takasada and his followers die in the subsequent battle and Kaoyo has herself killed by family member Munemura The victorious warriors and Jiju return to Moronao s estate presenting him Kaoyo s severed head Moronao is furious because he wanted her alive not dead Jiju starts laughing and the severed head smiles Cast editNobuko Otowa as Jiju Kyōko Kishida as Kaoyo Eitaro Ozawa as Kō no Moronao Isao Kimura as Enya Takasada Kentaro Kaji as Rokuro Taiji Tonoyama as Munemura Jukichi Uno as Yoshida Kenko the poetNotes edit Akutō can refer to a villain in general or to someone who opposed the shogunate during the Kamakura and Muromachi period 3 References edit a b 悪党 Akutō Kinenote in Japanese Retrieved 31 July 2021 a b 悪党 Akutō Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved 31 July 2021 悪党 Akutō Kotobank in Japanese Retrieved 31 July 2021 Galbraith IV Stuart 2008 The Toho Studios Story A History and Complete Filmography Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 1461673743 Richie Donald 1998 The Film Adaptations In Boscaro Adriana Chambers Anthony eds A Tanizaki Feast The International Symposium in Venice Ann Arbor University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies p 168 External links editAkuto at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akuto amp oldid 1186019517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
