Benten Kozo
74 mins
Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display young lads who were essentially for sale to the highest bidder. When Kiku gets fed up with how the temple uses the orphans and wants to leave he gets accused of a double murder and has to flee for his life and liberty.
Yumi Kobe
Executive Producer
Torao Setoguchi
Original Story
Ko Matsui
Cinematography
Masao Yoneyama
Music
Akira Yoshimura
Art Direction
Toshirō Sasaki
Sound Recordist
Shuichi Yamane
Lighting Director
Tatsuo Nakada
Writer