TMDb7.0 / 10

Dancers of Awa (1941)

Name: Dancers of Awa
Director: Masahiro Makino
Released: 1941-05-21
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa, Yataro Kurokawa, Takako Irie, Hideko Takamine, Ichirō Tsukida

72 min · Japan · Dir. Masahiro Makino

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the day of his brother's death. So every year the villains are worried during the Awa Dance Festival (which is part of the Obon festival), but nothing has ever happened, until seven years later...