Underplayed Gems

ゆうれい船 (1957)

ゆうれい船 poster
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
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How it feels

A boy named Jiro dreams of becoming a samurai. He travels to Kyoto with his dog and becomes entangled with a cruel lord and his own corrupt uncle.

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What happens

『ゆうれい船』（ゆうれいせん）は、大佛次郎の小説である。1956年（昭和31年）に『朝日新聞』で連載された。 本項ではそれを原作にした日本映画と、ドラマ化作品である『海の次郎丸』についても併せて扱う。 応仁の乱の後の戦乱で船頭の父と母を亡くした次郎丸は、侍になることを夢見て、叔父・五郎太夫のつてを頼り、飼い犬のシロを連れて京にやって来た。そのころ京は、足利将軍家に代わって松永弾正が実権を握り、悪政により人々は虐げられていた。叔父の館に向かう途中で次郎丸は、弾正の悪政をよしとしない雪姫と左馬之助に出会う。そして叔父が弾正と結託している悪徳商人だという話を聞き、それが事実だと知るのだった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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