Underplayed Gems

Ukare Gitsune Senbon Zakura (1954)

Ukare Gitsune Senbon Zakura poster
Original title
浮かれ狐千本櫻
Directed by
Torajirō Saitō
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 24m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A fox spirit gets mixed up in the adventures of a legendary warrior under cherry blossoms in feudal Japan. The film adapts a classic kabuki story into a live-action jidaigeki.

playfulhistoricaldramaticlight-heartedtraditionalslow-pacedtheatricalnostalgic

What happens

Ukare Gitsune Senbon Zakura (浮かれ狐千本桜; "The Playful Fox and the Thousand Cherry Trees") is a 1954 Japanese historical drama film directed by Torajirō Saitō. The title is derived from the kabuki Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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