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The Thief of Moonlight Castle (1948)
Directed by Kōji Shima
· 1h 10m
Princess Yuzuki, the only daughter of Moonlight Castle had no shortage of people asking for her hand. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, the princess asked the astrologer Priest Jien to divine who her future husband would be. He replied, “The man who touches the rose that blooms at night in the castle will become your husband.” That night, Princess Yuzuki went out to watch the Harvest Festival dance and was accosted by a drunken man. Just then, a young man named Yoshimaru, riding a horse and accompanied by two retainers, appeared dashingly and rescued the princess. Yoshimaru fell in love with her charm at first sight and tried to pluck a rose blooming beneath her window to present to her, but failed. Soon after, following the princess’s wish to choose a husband based on character rather than reputation, a public notice reading “Seeking a Husband for Princess Yuzuki” was posted.
Cast
Susumu Fujita
Kyoji Sugi
Dekao Yokoo
Chizuru Kitagawa
Sôjin Kamiyama
Achako Hanabishi
Shin Morikawa
Teruko Akatsuki
Hikaru Hoshi
Crew
- Director
- Kōji Shima
- Screenplay
- Tadao Ikeda, Takao Yanai
- Director of Photography
- Hideo Ishimoto
- Producer
- Tadashi Ogawa, Mitsuo Makino
Details
- Original title
- 月光城の盗賊
- Release date
- 1948-11-29
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toyoko Eiga, Daiei Film