Superstar Nakamura Kinnosuke takes on three separate roles in three short stories by noted author Yamamoto Shugoro who wrote the novels that were adapted into Sanjuro, After The Rain, and the two Dojo Challenger movies, Samurai From Nowhere and Samurai From Somewhere..
1. Hiyameshi: A younger son of a modest family, often referred as "cold rice", strives to realize his dream of leading an independent life. Too poor to form his own branch, he is relegated to hand me downs from his three older brothers and his collection of rare books having given up on marrying the girl of his dreams.
2. Osan: Carpenter Santa travels throughout Japan in search of his missing wife, whom he had left after she called out another man's name during climax. His journey is complicated by when he encounters other men who may know where Osan is.
3. Chan: Driven to drink as times have changed and people no longer care about quality craftsmanship, poverty stricken brazier maker Jukichi must find ways to make money for his family. Offers have come to join the more modern company started by former comrades, he tries to balance the pride of craftsmanship against his responsibility to support his family.
Please note: Movie begin with 4 min. non-susbtitle preview.
Remastered Print
1965 - 180 Min. Ccolor Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9)
Japanese with English subtitles
★ ひな祭りは、3月3日に行われます。 "Hina-matsuri (the Doll's Festival)" is held on March 3rd.
★ それは女の子のお祭りとも呼ばれます。女の子の成長と幸福を願う日だからです。 It's also called "the Girls' Festival" because it's to wish for girls' growth and happiness.
★ 「桃の節句」 としても知られています。 It's also known as "Momo no sekku (the Peach Festival)".
★ 人々は5段か7段のひな壇に、平安時代の美しい古代の宮廷衣装を着た人形一式を 飾ります。 People display a set of dolls in beautiful ancient court costumes of the Heian era on a tier of 5 or 7 shelves.
★ 内裏びな、三人官女、五人囃、右大臣・左大臣、三人仕丁です。 A set includes dairi-bina (the Emperor and Empress), three kanjo (court ladies), five court musicians, two ministers, and three servants.
★ 人形は人々を病気や不運から守ってくれる、と信じられていました。 It was believed that the dolls protected people from sickness or ill-fortune.
★ 女の子は友達を招き、白酒、ひなあられ、ひし餅を食べます。 Girls invite their friends and have shirozake (sweet, mild rice wine), hina-arare (sweet rice crackers), and hishimochi (diamond-shaped rice cakes).