Night Drum (1958)
- Original title
- 夜の鼓
- Directed by
- Tadashi Imai
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A samurai discovers his wife's infidelity and must confront his personal code of honor. The story unfolds in a historical Japanese setting with severe social consequences.
tensemelancholicslow-burnvisually lushbleakemotionalstylizedperiod
What happens
Night Drum a.k.a. The Adulteress (夜の鼓, Yoru no tsuzumi) is a 1958 Japanese historical drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was written by Kaneto Shindō and Shinobu Hashimoto, based on the 1706 play Horikawa nami no tsuzumi by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Film historians regard Night Drum as one of director Imai's major works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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