三羽烏三代記 (1959): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1959, 三羽烏三代記 is a notable film directed by Yoshiaki Banshō, running about 102 minutes.

What it’s about. The story tells of Tsuchiya, a university professor and a widower who is in love with a widow who runs a small restaurant, and his son is in love with a runaway girl who turns out to be the leader of a religious sect. Kusano is the henpecked proprietor of a rice biscuit shop who dreams of owning a bird and dog shop and his daughter is in love with a boarder, employed by the private detective agency searching for the runaway girl. The agency head has his own dream of arranging thirty marriages and has already accomplished twenty-seven. Tatsumi is a newspaper reporter who dreams of a big scoop to enable him to marry a girl TV producer and his friend a mountain climbing enthusiast who dreams of joining a Himalayan expedition but is opposed by his wife. His love of the mountains is shared by a boarder in their home and by a fishmonger's son.

Who’s in it. 三羽烏三代記 stars Teiji Takahashi, Minoru Ōki, Keiji Sada and Toyozô Yamamoto, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 三羽烏三代記 page.