Tōjin Okichi (1954 film)
| Tōjin Okichi 唐人お吉 | |
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 Japanese movie poster | |
| Directed by | Mitsuo Wakasugi |
| Produced by | 現代俳協 |
| Distributed by | Hokusei Films (北星) |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tōjin Okichi (唐人お吉, Tōjin Okichi) is a 1954 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mitsuo Wakasugi.
Plot
In the spring of the 4th year of Ansei, US Consul General Harris and Secretary Henry Heusken were at Tamsenji Temple and were about to conclude a trade treaty with the Shogunate. In order to prevent the two from climbing up to Edo, the shogunate will take care of the townspeople's daughter Fuku to Heusken, and Shimoda's geisha Okichi will be assigned to Harris. I planned. Okichi had a lover, Tsurumatsu, a ship carpenter who swore his future. Isa expels Tsurumatsu from Shimoda using sweet words and intimidation. Okichi, who escaped from the man who asked for the rope of life, went to Harris with a dead heart. The people of Shimoda, who were sympathetic to her, turned around and turned cold. Harris, who was in a good mood for Okichi, signed the Shimoda Treaty, and Inoue and Isa were happy. Taking this opportunity, Harris and Heusken went up to Edo, and Okichi and Fuku had time. In response to the reproach of a Westerner, the two left Shimoda to be chased. Fuku joined the troupe of travelers, and Okichi continued walking in search of Tsurumatsu, singing Shinnai "Akegarasu" with a torn shamisen. In the fall of the 6th year of the Meiji era, a drunken Okichi fell in front of the hut of the Kujiro Kataoka troupe with good fortune. This was the reason why she joined the troupe, but it was Tsurumatsu who jumped in at Yokohama when she heard her Akegarasu. Deceived by Isa, he was drinking while helping a boat carpenter. The two held hands and returned to Shimoda, and Okichi began to tie his hair, but soon he was having trouble eating and went to the geisha again. The relationship with Tsurumatsu gradually goes away, and he is fascinated by a daughter named Oyuki who resembles a young Yoshi. Isa, who was promoted around that time, visited Shimoda and called Kichi to the tatami room. She hatefully slashed her with a razor, but she fell short of it, and Okichi, who lost everything, died with her throat.
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