Palace of the Singing Raccoon-Dogs

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Palace of the Singing Raccoon-Dogs (1942)

Directed by Keigo Kimura

Music, Fantasy, Romance, Drama · 1h 26m

In this Japanese retelling of Cinderella, Okuro (Takayama) is the unfortunate stepdaughter of a family of tanuki: shape-shifting raccoon dogs. She hopes to see the tanuki prince (former Takarazuka star Miyagi) against her stepmother's wishes; the magical spirit of the willow tree, and a hapless kappa (water goblin) intercede in unexpected ways.

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Cast

Hiroko Takayama Okuro Chikako Miyagi Tanukichiro Yoshiko Kusabue Kinuta
S
Shigeo Kusunoki Tsutsumizaemon Mamechiyo Otanu
H
Hisao Ito Kurisuke
J
Junko Mihara Obana, koshimoto
M
Michiyakko Ofuku
K
Kimie Nihonbashi Kiiton Masuda
Y
Yaeko Kumoi Spirit of Hakumokuren Kinue Utagawa

Crew

Director
Keigo Kimura
Screenplay
Keigo Kimura
Director of Photography
Yukimasa Makita
Original Music Composer
Akio Sato

Details

Original title
歌ふ狸御殿
Release date
1942-11-05
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Music, Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Daiei Film