快盗三人吉三 (1954) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1954, 快盗三人吉三 is a notable film.

What it’s about. On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a geisha named Oshima, was publicly exposed at Nihonbashi for committing an illicit act with a woman. While this was happening, an extravagant procession led by another monk named Nikkei passed over the bridge. Nikkei, the head of the Kanouin temple, in collusion with Nakano Harima-no-Kami, had schemed to make his younger sister, Miyoshi, the Shogun's mistress and aimed to transform Kanouin into the Shogun's family temple. To fund the renovations, Nikkei accepted bribes from a corrupt merchant named Koya Bunzo.

Who’s in it. 快盗三人吉三 stars Kuniko Igawa as 弥生, Michiko Saga as おとせ, Kyōko Kusajima as 萩乃 and Ryuji Kita as 中野播磨守.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 快盗三人吉三 page.