An Heir's Place (1953)

125 min · Japan · Dir. Daisuke Itō

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by Hasegawa Kuzuo who went on to become familiar among Ichikawa Kon fans as Yukinojo in An Actor's Revenge, which was also co-written by Ito, adding to the relatedness of An Heir's Place.

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Yagoro Hosho

Kinuyo Tanaka

Hisa Hosho

Yūji Hori

Ikutaro

Keiko Kishi

Ichijirō Oya

Kan Ishii

Chieko Higashiyama

Kumeko Urabe

Noriko Uchida

Shinobu Araki

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